Dell working capital case Dell’s build to order system created a very different balance sheet. We want to assess their competitive advantage in working capital at the time of the case‚ evaluate how they funded growth at the time (1996) and evaluate potential ways to fund projected sales growth of 50% in 1997 through use of internal funds. 1. Calculate their working capital advantage. To do this calculate days sales of inventory‚ payable days and receivables days to find their cash conversion
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Direct from Dell-Strategies that Revolutionized an Industry 1. a. In a span of 20 years‚ from 1984‚ Michael Dell became the leader of one of the most profitable and innovative organizations in the world. The meteoric rise of Dell Computers Corporation was largely a result of some innovative strategies and perspectives and reveals a new model for doing business in the information age. Discuss the major mistakes made during this period and the resulting lessons learnt by Dell. First mistake‚ though
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3 STRATEGY In this section‚ we separate strategy into two components: the content of the strategy and the process of developing the strategy. The content describes how an organization will achieve its vision or strategic intent‚ i.e. it is a blueprint for winning. As such there is no one best strategy. A firm’s strategy ties together the different functional areas of the organization (e.g. marketing and finance) so that there is a consistency in action over time. It also drives implementation
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with independent auditors‚ Vice President of Corporate Audit and Dells management the adequacy of Dell’s control on financial reporting which includes computerized information system controls and security. • With independent auditors it reviews the results of their audit of Dells internal control over financial reporting. • With Dells Vice President of corporate Audit it reviews the scope and plan for conducting internal audits of Dells internal controls over financial reporting and obtaining reports
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Vijf Krachtenmodel van Porter Kracht van de afnemer De collectie van de outletwinkels van Ralph Lauren is afkomstig van de normale volprijs winkels en uit de fabriek (Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Annual Report‚ 2009). De overproductie wordt doorgestuurd naar de outletwinkels‚ waardoor zij in staat zijn te bestaan. Dit betekent dat de klanten geen inspraak hebben op de aanwezige collectie in de outletwinkels. Ook heeft de klant geen inspraak op de prijs. Ralph Lauren heeft als streven het leveren van
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Michael Dell Taking The Direct Approach October 9‚ 2008 2. URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/197566 Michael Dell Founder of Dell Computer Corp. Founded: 1984 "You don’t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream."-Michael Dell Michael Dell wasn’t the
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In General Motor (GM) in relations with their external environment‚ there are many elements in which (GM) as a company will have no control over when conducting it business. In the “Five Forces Model” ‚ Michael Porter provide an suggestion and analysis regarding the forces which companies like (GM) will have no control over such as: 1. Who their immediate rivals will be‚ 2. Who the potential entrants are‚ 3. their customers‚ 4. suppliers and 5. Substitute products that will be purchased over (GM)
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PORTERS FIVE FORCES Threat of new entrants: Since nokia was a profitable market. It becomes bait and other companies would like to join. Unless the new entry firms can be blocked‚ the revenue or profit will reduce. However in other to be able to compete with established firms‚ new entrants will need to invest highly in technology and marketing. Hence the threat of new entrants is very low. Power of suppliers: Nokia has a number of suppliers who provide them with equipment’s. Hence nokia could
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video: Ford’s Global Auto Strategy Running time 5 minutes. Available from ABC News A good film to use as part of lecture on Chapter 2: Global Enterprise [which lecture?] This short film describes Ford’s big gamble in the auto industry to develop a global car on the same platform worldwide. The auto is the Contour in the U.S. or the Mercury Mystique; in Europe it has been very successful as the Mondeo. The narrator explains the auto is to be sold in 60 countries yet remain responsive to local
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CASE 1: HOW DELL IS MANAGING ITS SUPPLY CHAIN http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/2519/2580469/images/Realworldcase1.html The Problem Michael Dell started his business as a student from his university dorm by using a mail-order approach to selling PCs. This changed the manner in which PCs were sold. The customer did not have to come to a store to buy a computer‚ and Dell was able to customize the computer to the specifications of the customer. The direct-mail approach enabled Dell to underprice
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