Dell Computer Corporation – Share Repurchase Program Questions: 1. Why do companies use stock options to compensate employees? What are the advantages of stock options relative to cash compensation? What‚ if any‚ are their disadvantages? 2. What‚ if any‚ risks do Dell’s shareholders face from Dell’s stock option program? Draw terminal payoff diagrams to illustrate the risk. Is this risk something that shareholders of Dell expect to bear when investing in Dell? 3. How does Dell
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Management: Dell Value Chain Activities Analysis INTRODUCTION According to Porter the value chain is defined as the complete flow of products from the suppliers to the customers and management of the information flow in a way that maximizes the consumer satisfaction with the increase in the profit margins of the company.(ivythesis‚2009) Dell’s value chain is one of a kind‚ they outsource all there components across the world and then assemble and sells it directly to the customers. Dell works in a
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Summary of Dell Computers Value Chain Analysis Primary Activities Inbound Logistics Here goods are received from a company’s suppliers. They are stored until they are needed on the production/assembly line. Goods are moved around the organization. Dell relies mostly on its highly reliable supplier‚ where Dell streamlines its operation and relies on its computer monitor supplier to ship directly to the customer. As long as its supplier retains its leadership position‚ Dell would collaborate with it
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List ways that Dell conducts research on its customers to continually improve products and services. Customer Advisory Panel (CAP) Days Customer Spotlights on Dell.com What are the features of Dell’s research? Customer Advisory Panel (CAP) Days are an example of how Dell can continually learn from-our customers. When we visited with customers during the CAP Day sessions‚ some were unhappy;others were thrilled. All seemed delighted that we invited them to Dell for an open discussion-around
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The Complex Relationship Between Darl and Dewey Dell As I Lay Dying‚ the novel written in 1930‚ by William Faulkner shows his interesting yet quite odd style of writing and the characters that seem to travel from novel to novel. Faulkner creates a very odd and complex relationship between Darl and Dewey Dell Bundren‚ two of the main characters in As I Lay Dying. Both characters seem to have poor communication skills and they both have lost empathy after the loss of their mother Addie Bundren
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Common-Size Analysis Common-Size Income Statement Analysis The common-size income statement for Dell shows a relatively flat history for cost of goods sold compared to sales from 82.27% in 2006 to 82.49% in 2010. Dell’s five year average for cost of goods sold to sales was 82.23%‚ which is bit higher than HP cost of goods sold to sales five year average of 75.96%. This in turn gives HP higher gross revenue than Dell most likely through means of obtaining raw materials and goods at lower costs‚ giving
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------------------------------------------------- A Case study of Dell supply chain management Liu Xingrui 920514-7482 tml10xlu@student.hig.se Xiao Ziye 920801-6619 tml10zxo@student.hig.se Peng Yunyi 930204-9128 tml10ypg@student.hig.se Liu Siqi 921026-9628 tml10slu@student.hig.se Date Summary Dell’s supply chain is typical paragon among the computer manufacturing industry. The advantage of supply chain lead to a rather strong marketing performance for dell than it ever had been. This paper takes an overview
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THE DELL DUDE CONNECTS WITH PC BUYERS Every so often an advertising character jumps out of the television screen and into the hearts of consumers. A few years ago it was “Stuart”—the geeky‚ red-headed know-it-all who appeared in commercials for online stock trading company Ameritrade—who struck a chord with viewers. The latest ad spokesperson generating the buzz is “Steven‚” the lovable blond surfer dude who gives expert advice to people shopping for a home computer. The “Dell Dude” is played
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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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Business Model: Dell Inc. founded by Michael Dell in the 1984 is the world’s largest PC Manufacturer with annual sales of over $54 billion from around 170 countries. The Company was founded on a simple concept; that by selling personal computers directly to customers‚ Dell could best understand their needs and provides the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. Dell provides computer systems under its enviable "low-cost direct sales model" under which the company maintains full
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