1. Evaluate the attractiveness of the PC industry. In short‚ at the time of the Matching Dell case study the PC industry was essentially in a boom‚ and particularly in the United States. Steady growth and expansion continued from the first waves created in the mid-1970s by firms like Apple‚ and exploded in the 1980s with IBM’s first PC offering. Companies likely envisioned a huge potential for growth due to the fact that PC had become attainable as a household commodity‚ and was almost certainly
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Case study on: dell Submitted to: Sir Muzzamil Submitted By: Students INTRODUCTION: The Dell company is one of the world’s top providers of computer products and services to businesses and consumers. This company is the "The state’s biggest revenue generating technology firm". In 1984‚ Michael Dell is the founder of the Dell company. He has the unique idea to sell computer systems directly to the customers. This case study
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Matching Dell 1. Perform an Industry analysis on the personal computer industry Substitutes Buyers • Compaq • IBM • HP • Hacer • GateWay • Apple • Large and midsize Business • Government • Small Business • Individual Customers • Educational • Most of them have a strong purchasing power and a easy way to change of supplier in commodity PC product Suppliers Barriers to entry in this Industry • Intel • Microsoft • Others • They have a strong Power • Intel and Microsoft
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was Dell’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? Dell had a policy of working with low inventory and it used to make inventory purchases based on the sale orders received. This led to following advantages: No obsolete goods. Defects in raw material manufacturers were easily weeded out. New technological up gradations can be easily set into the system before the competition turns over the existing inventory. Thus Dell had a first mover’s advantage in being abreast with latest technological
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take calculated risks. A manager’s independent decision making responsibility results in increased self-confidence. Further‚ exposure to managing diverse businesses‚ results in enhancing the business acumen of high-potential managers. Instilling the ‘GE Attitude’: A personal contact between CEO and high-potential managers develops a in them an attitude that inspires them to re-define the game in addition to meeting targets. Thus‚ creative and practical ideas result‚ contributing further to GE’s growth
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Executive Summary Statement of the Problem Dell‚ Inc. (Dell) is in the personal computer (PC) industry‚ and is ranked within the top 3 companies of the PC market segment. Despite ranking second in computer sales during 2008‚ Dell has decided to analyze a potential investment for a new technology that creates a permanent personal picture or message on the laptop casing. This laser etch‚ Monet technology‚ is provided by a small company in France for $10 million (technology rights). The proposed
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global companies that you think will perish? Can you identify three emerging companies that you think has the potential to become global leaders in their fields? 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. CASE STUDY: Globalization at General Electric (GE) This case explores General Electric’s quest to become the number 1 or 2 company globally in every business in which it participates. General Electric‚ the largest industrial conglomerate in America‚ produces a range of goods and services including
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Synopsis This case study talks about the success and challenges of Dell Inc.‚ which was started by Michael Dell in 1984 (Wheelen & Hunger‚ 2012‚ p. 9-1). They explain how he started the corporation by buying and reselling computers. Eventually he began to manufacture his own computers. They explain the market share between Dell Inc. and competitors. They list problems of the corporation buy growing too quickly. They had to slow down the growth process and focus on organization of the company
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General Electric General Electric (GE) occupied the eighth spot on Fortune 500’s list of companies at the close of 2013. While number eight was a slide from 2012’s number six GE maintains its position‚ as one of the world’s largest and most influential corporations. Today‚ GE’s operates in over 160 countries and is led by Jeffery Immelt. During 2013 GE reported‚ total revenues approached 147 billion USD and profits around 13.6 billion USD. (CNNMoney‚ 2013). GE appears in textbooks from the third
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responsibility is defined in Chapter 5 as the corporate duty to create wealth by using means that avoid harm to‚ protect‚ or enhance societal assets. Did GE in the Welch era fulfill this duty? Could it have done better? What should it have done? I believe that Welch only fulfilled one portion of his corporate social responsibility duty. Financial results for GE show that Welch was very effective in directing a highly profitable company‚ but he did so at the expense of many of the employees of the business
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