BRIEF SUMMARY The desire to unseat its closest rival Hewlett-Packard in market share war in Australia has driven Dell dramatic change in the service strategy. Dell was successful by selling machines directly to customers – mostly business – by phone or over the internet. However‚ some analysts believed that its new strategy of selling through retailer is an uphill struggle (Koenig‚ 2008). As Barry Jaruzelski‚ a partner at the consulting firm Booz & Company said: “Now that so much of the market is
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differentiates’ Dell from its competitors is that they built the computer systems after they received the order. Therefore‚ Dell’s work-in-process (WIP) and finished goods inventory remained low compared to industry leaders‚ such as‚ Compaq‚ Apple‚ and IBM. Dell maintained their inventory. They ordered parts and components based on sales forecasts. Many of their suppliers‚ who had warehouses near their Austin Texas and Ireland plants‚ often delivered parts on a daily basis. Dell issued “releases”
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Richard Shim‚ Analyst‚ IDC "The old Dell was phenomenal at balancing growth and profitability. The new Dell appears to be still having to struggle" Rob Cihra‚ Analyst‚ Caris & Co. "Businesses are spending with a lot more conviction at this point in the year than they were at this point in time last year‚ We feel like we’ve been chasing demand‚ and we’re feeling like we are starting to get out in front." Michael Dell‚ CEO‚ Dell Inc. Introduction On February 18th 2010
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notes from the lecturer‚ Mr. Mwachiti 2. K. H. Spencer Pickett (2010). The Internal Auditing Handbook. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd) 3. International Standards on Audit‚ ISA 620. (15th December 2009). Using the work of an auditor’s expert. Page 632-652. 4. International Standards on Audit‚ ISA 210. (15th December 2009). Agreeing the terms of audit engagements. Page 9-21 5. Online ACCA F8: Auditing and Assurance course notes. Retrieved on 5th September‚ 2011 from (http://opentuition.com/acca/f8/f8-course-notes/)
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ON AUDITING 320 AUDIT MATERIALITY (This Standard is effective‚ but contains conforming amendments that become effective at a future date)* CONTENTS Paragraph Introduction ................................................................................................... Materiality ..................................................................................................... The Relationship Between Materiality and Audit Risk ................................. Evaluating
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INTERNAL AUDIT 1 Internal audit ‘Internal audit’ is an appraisal activity established by management for the review of accounting and internal control systems as a service to the entity. It reviews‚ monitors and make recommendations for the improvement of systems. Other activities include: Examination of financial information Review of economy‚ efficiency and effectiveness (‘value-for-money’ audits) Review of compliance with external laws and regulations Review of internal policies Review
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Explanation of what a marketing audit is: The purpose of a marketing audit is to review and appraise existing marketing activities and to look at the way the marketing is planned and managed‚ giving the opportunity for a systematic examination of each element of the organisations current marketing activity and achievements‚ and to objectively evaluate the effectiveness of the organisations investment in marketing. The marketing audit assists in the evaluation of the whole marketing activity‚ and
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Audit Office Size‚ Audit Quality and Audit Pricing By Jong-Hag Choi‚ Chansog (Francis) Kim‚ Jeong-Bon Kim‚ and Yoonseok Zang Forthcoming at Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory ________________ *Jong-Hag Choi is an Associate Professor at Seoul National University (acchoi@snu.ac.kr). Chansog Kim is an Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong (acckim@cityu.edu.hk). Jeong-Bon Kim is a Chair Professor at City University of Hong Kong (achead@cityu.edu.hk). Yoonseok Zang is an
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current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0268-6902.htm Past control risk and current audit fees Past control risk Thomas G. Calderon‚ Li Wang and Thomas Klenotic George W. Daverio School of Accountancy‚ The University of Akron‚ Akron‚ Ohio‚ USA 693 Abstract Purpose – The authors posit that audit fees are driven by historical risk factors and risk encountered in the current period. The purpose of this paper is to focus on historical
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Social Audit A social audit is a business statement presented annually to understand‚ measure‚ report and improve the organization ’s social and ethical performance. Usually‚ social audit is addressed to employees‚ investors‚ market analysts‚ shareholders and lastly‚ the community. This is considered to be the main ground for practicing corporate social responsibility. With social audit‚ it strengthens the relationship between company‚ society and environment and at the same time showing the
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