Dell – Supply Chain Management Case Study 1 Case Contents 1. Introduction......................................................................................................2 2. Dell – Company Overview ...............................................................................2 3. Dell Products and Services .............................................................................3 4. Dell – Key Facts ................................................................................
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CENTER on GLOBALIZATION‚ GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS The Apparel Global Value Chain ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Karina Fernandez-Stark Stacey Frederick Gary Gereffi Contributing CGGC Researchers: Penny Bamber and Ghada Ahmed NOVEMBER 2011 The Apparel Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development “Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development
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Question #1: How might Dell use each of the five basic SCM components? Answer: Supply chain management has five basic components - Plan‚ Source‚ Make‚ Deliver and Return (Baltzan & Phillips‚ 2009‚ p.291). To run as a successful business Dell must always have an optimum performance in all those areas. Dell should always plan ahead. Because their policy is not to store raw materials or finished products they have to plan all possible disaster scenarios and must have contingency plan to ensure that
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2. Case: Evolution of the Xbox supply chain a. What supply chain changes did Microsoft make between the Xbox and the Xbox 360? What was the motivation for these changes? First Microsoft restructured its supply chain after learning from its experiences with the Xbox. Microsoft Xbox had already established a huge presence in the videogame market‚ but by the time Xbox 360 was rolled out‚ it had lost a substantial amount of money. "One analyst estimated that from the time of Xbox launch to the time
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future. Lastly‚ the threat of substitutes was low but growing. Consumers were becoming reliant on PC’s as they became commodities but new technologies such as laptops‚ PDA’s‚ and smartphones among others were slowly emerging. Business Model Although Dell sold to a diverse range of customer segments‚ they generally targeted the
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environmental stewardship‚ they believe it is the right thing to do and a key factor to exceptional value to shareholders. 2. What role did top management commitment play in developing the ethical work climate and organizational performance seen at Alcoa? What other ethical safeguards are mentioned in the case to support the company’s efforts at developing a strong ethical culture? Top management commitment to their values played in important role in their transformation. The leader of Alcoa‚ Paul O’Neill‚ began
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|CASE STUDY ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | REPORT ON: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED BY INFORMATIVE ABSTRACT This case study is based on the supply chain management of two notable PC manufacturing MNCs‚ Hewlett-Packard and Dell. The objective of this case study is to compare the effectiveness of the standardized process followed by HP to the innovative process of Dell‚ The Direct
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specialized companies developed to produce specific components. It¡¦s a pretty simple strategy‚ but at that time it went against the dominant. In Traditional Business Model we can use following flows to describe the relationship beyond different partners and the information flow and physical goods also follow the same route. Ü Suppliers > Manufacturer > Distributors > Customers In Dell Business Model The direct model has allowed Dell to leverage their relationships with both suppliers and customers
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How ERP implementation builds ’s world famous Supply Chain: Virtual Integration: When ERP fits the Dell’s Direct model: The introduction of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software improves the coordination between firms. Before ERP‚ the each function in value chain had separate organization with separate information system. Each function performed its own tasks thus not globally optimizing the whole value chain. ERP builds the "electronic nervous system" to links all units together
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Case Study #1 – Randall Corp. 1. What is the relationship between financial soundness and supplier performance? Quality of product produced and shipped can become weaker when suppliers experience financial issues stemming from contractual performance. This happens primarily when flawed products are shipped to meet present currency requirements. Because of the fact that management is highly interested in cash flow‚ deliveries start to get behind schedule. Late deliveries or bad quality product
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