Dell’s Working Capital The Case: Dell Computers Corporation has been growing faster than its competitors. It has revolutionized the PC industry by providing customized laptops & notebooks to its customers in a few days at competitive prices. It did so by building computers after it received customer’s orders. This enabled Dell to swiftly roll out new products‚ maintain lower inventory & respond quickly to market needs. It generated more cash due to low cash conversion cycle. Low inventory coupled
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DELL’S DILEMMA IN BRAZIL: NEGOTIATING AT THE STATE LEVEL MRKT4030‚ Tues CE Summer 2010‚ 6/23/10 In the case study Dell Computer Corporation is trying to negotiate a deal in Brazil to build a manufacturing plant in their country. Keith Maxwell‚ SVP of Worldwide Operations and his site coordination team took several trips to Brazil. They visited five of the twenty-six states in Brazil. When the team went to Brazil they were looking for specific qualifications to maintain their rapid growth
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Corporate Strategy The economic activities performed by Dell encompass the development‚ manufacturing‚ sale and support of personal computers and computer-related products. Since its foundation‚ the company has been based on the Direct Model‚ i.e. Dell has always tried and managed to create direct relationships with its customers‚ by selling products directly and without the participation of intermediaries. The sale has always taken place through a telephone service or via the Internet. In order
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Dell Distribution Network I. Direct sales model Dell current distribution network is direct sales model‚ this online sale refer to the fact that Dell does not use the retails channel‚ but sells its personal computers (PCs) directly to customers through its website www.dell.com. Dell does not make sales through any integrators or resellers‚ nor does it utilize any channel service profit margins. Sales are made by the collaborative efforts of the Dell’s task force and by means of advertisement. Customers
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Running head: DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION Improving the Dell Computer Corporation Heather Mueller Corporate Communications Section One Improving the Dell Computer Corporation The key issues presented in the “Dell Computer Corporation” case study is that Dell needs to align its’ identity with its’ image‚ and stop relying heavily on technology (Dell Case Study P. 58). Increased dependence on technology‚ along with a gap between image and identity‚ can cause complications
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find one that meets my needs‚ and ask knowledgeable sales people about the advantages and disadvantages of competing products. Todd Bradley essentially completed a SWOT analysis of HP and realized that HP was putting resources into market where dell had the competitive advantage. Mr. Bradley also noticed that there was an opportunity for HP in the Retail PC market. Some strategic assets that HP had for competing in the retail channel included previous experience and relationship with retailers
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Michael Dell founded Dell in 1984 at the age of 19. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak designed Apple Computer on April 1‚ 1976. As both companies continue to grow they have contributed to a wide impact on competiveness and efficiency towards strategic goals. Dell Computer Corporation is one of the most visible success stories in the computer market. By selling personal computers directly to customers over the Internet‚ offering a build-to-order sales system‚ and then linking suppliers‚ workers‚ managers
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Dell has experienced tremendous growth over the past twenty years. Throughout this period‚ Dell has continued to raise its standards of excellence. The values‚ mission and vision of the company facilitate the achievement of these illustrious goals. Dell had 46‚000 employees as of Jan. 30. About 22‚200 of those‚ or 48.3 percent‚ were in the United States‚ while 23‚800 people‚ or 51.7 percent‚ worked in other countries‚ according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.[citation needed]
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Mission and Strategies Mission: Dell is a company leader in delivering the latest technology in computer systems to customers‚ and a broad range of products that enhance the service. The main concept is to sell directly to customers without intermediaries to better understand their needs and provide personalize assistance to take customers to the next level of service. (1) Strategy: Dell combines direct customer model which is our initial goal‚ with relevant technologies and solutions
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supply chain management. During this process‚ information system means a lot‚ which determines whether the supply chain can work well. Success of DELL is mainly determined by the quick response supply chain system‚ using an efficiency information system. Especially in this informative period‚ information acquiring ability means everything. Details on DELL supply chain managing through information system are also stated here. Table of content 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Corporation information system
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