Case Discussion – Assignment Questions Thursday‚ February 17‚ 2011 Case (6): Dell Inc in 2008 1. What is your evaluation of Michael Dell’s performance in his roles as Dell’s CEO and Chairman? How well has he performed the five tasks of crafting and executing strategy that were discussed in Chapter 2 I was impressed with what Michael Dell has done for the company. Dells first company‚ PC’s Ltd. had a strategy of selling PC computers which mimicked IBM‚ except for a few minor components‚ were
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1. What is your evaluation of Michael Dell as CEO? How well has he performed the task of strategic management discussed in Chapter 1? Strategic Management Tasks - Analyzing External Environment - Analyzing Company resources and Position - Knowing Which strategy to Apply - Identify Opportunities - Select Right Business Model M. Dell started his business when the market for the computers was still growing very fast thou it already was dominated by big players with the strong brand image such
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Opportunities‚ Threats‚ Strengths‚ Weaknesses and SWOT Strategies HEWLETT PACKARD Opportunities 1. The worldwide personal computer industry posted its fourth consecutive year of double digit expansion in 2006‚ recording 10 percent unit growth. 2. PC shipments in the Asia-Pacific region expanded by an estimated 17.6 percent in 2006 on a unit basis. 3. IDC’s “rest of the world” category‚ which includes Eastern Europe‚ Latin America‚ and the Middle East rose 22 percent on
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Business Analysis of Dell Inc. A Strategic Management Case Sailesh R. Pant Strategic Management Class ctober 11‚ 2012 Business Analysis of Dell Inc. A Strategic Management Case Dell Inc. has been renowned for its name in desktop computer sales and its direct model of dealing with customers and suppliers to eradicate interference of intermediaries. The concept of direct model has provided Dell Inc. with competitive advantage in achieving cost leadership and visibility of customer demand
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Financial Analysis of Dell Inc. ABOUT DELL Dell Inc. is a multinational information technology corporation‚ which is based in Round Rock‚ Texas. It manufactures‚ sells‚ and supports computers and other technological products and services‚ such as servers‚ data storage devices‚ software‚ televisions‚ cameras‚ printers‚ and MP3 players. The most known mergers and acquisitions include Alienware of 2006‚ Perot Systems in 2009 and Force 10 Networks‚ earlier this year. Dell is one of the largest technological
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Operating Performance ROE and ROA (strength) Dell’s ROE and ROA have different patterns through the life of the case. Dell’s ROA has ranged from a high 18.2% in 1999 then gradually drop to 9.2% in 2008. Dell’s ROE has ranged from 43.7% in 1999 to 61.2% in 2008. Both ROA and ROE dropped significant amount in 2001. Dell’s ROE and ROA are well above the Federal Nominal 10-year T bills rates in all yeas and exceed HP’s ROE and ROA in all years. In 2001‚ HP’s ROE and ROA drop to the lowest point through
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Dell is a key competitor in the computer hardware industry. Dell provides its products to the general public‚ governments‚ businesses‚ and educational institutions. Dell operates primarily on two business segments – computers and servers. Dell’s business-level strategy is composed of a focused differentiation approach. In turn‚ the corporate-level strategy Dell uses is a global approach. Dell’ s mission is to be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer
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offered by Dell to consumers include printers‚ corporate desktops‚ notebook and workstation systems‚ software and peripheral products‚ and consumer desktop and notebook systems. The company carries various types of printers ranging from all-in-one printers for consumers to multi-function and color lasers for corporate workgroups. Its printer product line comes with a number of features that focuses on lowering the total cost of printing for customers. Some of these features include the Dell Ink Management
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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Background of DELL inc ................................................................................................................................. 2 Building long-term relationship with customers .......................................................................................... 2 Creating sales organizational structures
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