Inventory Management Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. XXXXXXXX BUS430 Operations Management OM4 Strayer University Dr. James Collins June 13‚ 2014 Introduction Every company irrespective of the type of product or service that it sells holds a form of inventory in its daily business operations. Inventory is generally held in the form of finished goods‚ work in progress i.e. unfinished products as is normally the case in manufacturing and raw materials. Inventory is considered a current asset in
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Group 3 The Power to do More Dell Procurement Strategy 2nd October 2014 Indian Institute of Management Kashipur Ankit Bansal | Arnab Kanti | Kunal Delwadia | Prashant Gaur | Supply Chain Model PC Component Supply • • This is when dell began to introduce a new business model. It converted its operation to built-to-order process‚ eliminated its inventories through a just-in-time system‚ and sold its products directly to consumers shown in figure above. Dell attempted to develop a supply chain
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Dell Computers Issue Identified in the Scenario that is also Facing the Company When Michael Dell started Dell Computer in 1984‚ he believed that by selling personal computer systems directly to customers‚ his company could better understand customers’ needs and provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. During that period‚ competing computer makers experienced poor supply-chain management strategies that usually involved assembling in advance and sending to distribution
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competitors of dell are 1Apple 2Hewlett-Packard(HP) 3IBM 4Samsung 5Sun Microsystems 6Gateway 7Lenovo 8Sony 9Acer 10Toshiba 11.Asus 12.Hcl 13.Lg SWOT Analysis of Dell Computer Strengths Dell’s Direct Model approaches of enables the company to offer direct relationships with customers such as corporate and institutional customers. Their strategic method also provides other forms of products and services such as internet and telephone purchasing‚ customized computer systems; phone and online
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DELL LOGISTICS NETWORK: DELL LOGISTICS NETWORK Dell’s new and improved design for a channel distribution model: Order processing Pre-production Accessories ready Configuration Test Boxing Distribution preparations Shiping (transportation) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN Optimize inbound and outbound transportation networks Collaborate with the best logistics and transportation providers Mode of transportation – By Ship By Rail By Air “GREEN” INITIATIVES Transport
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1|Page Dell ’s Direct Business Model Dell ’s Direct Business Model Presented by Riti Behal – FT 14459 Gagan Dawar – FT 14221 Vaibhav Agarwal – FT 14276 Great Lakes Institute of Management‚ Chennai Riti Behal‚ Gagan Dawar‚ Vaibhav Agarwal 2|Page Dell ’s Direct Business Model Describe the “Direct Business Model” The direct model has become the backbone of our company and the greatest tool in its growth. – Michael Dell. Dell ’s direct business model bypasses the dealer in the supply chain
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Case Study: Dell‚ Inc. 1. History of the company. In 1983‚ Michael Dell started his own business while in college. The company he started was PC ’s ltd.‚ which was the forerunner to Dell Inc. today. Dell started his business with a simple concept which is made to order computers. The computers were to be direct sales to consumers. Dell maximized his profits by bypassing distributors and retailers. Although he his product was sold by retailers he soon took the product out of the stores and
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Identification of Customers‚ Markets‚ Products‚ Competitors Dell Computer Corporation was established in 1984 and today ranks among the world ’s largest computer systems companies. Dell pioneered the concepts of selling personal computer systems directly to customers; offering build-to-order computer systems; and providing direct‚ toll-free technical support and next-day‚ on-site service. The company designs and customizes products and services to end-user requirements‚ and offers an extensive
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Human Values and Professional Ethics Viva Voce Total MBA 204 MBA 205 MBA 206 BTHU 101* MBA 207 Load Marks Distribution Allocation L T P Internal External 4 140 60 4 140 60 Course Title MBA 301 Management Information System Corporate Legal Environment Specialization I Specialization II Specialization -III Specialization -IV Presentation on Training Reports Viva Voce Total MBA 308 Credits 100 100 5 5 1 - 40 60 100 5 4 4 4
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Dell is very famous for custom-built PC and other computer related products and selling them online. Dell is very efficient in terms of dealing with its suppliers and keeping the inventory near to zero level which helps the company to adapt JIT method which lowers the prices to the final user. According to common assumption‚ power is high where the brand is powerful. Therefore‚ Dell is assumed to have far higher bargaining power than the suppliers. Dell has been successfully managing its competitors
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