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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Case 5:"Dell Inc. in 2008: Can it Overtake Hewlett Packard as the World Leader in Personal Computers?" Question 1: a. 1992: Michael Dell becomes the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company at age 27b. b. Michael Dell has been the key factor for Dell‚ Inc. growing into the corporation it is today. In my opinion‚ his top 5 key strengths that helped Dell‚ Inc. grow include: 1. Competitive nature 2. Foresight & Vision 3. Willingness to take risks 4. Aggressiveness 5. Ability to execute c. 5 Tasks
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Michael Dell founded Dell in 1984 at the age of 19. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak designed Apple Computer on April 1‚ 1976. As both companies continue to grow they have contributed to a wide impact on competiveness and efficiency towards strategic goals. Dell Computer Corporation is one of the most visible success stories in the computer market. By selling personal computers directly to customers over the Internet‚ offering a build-to-order sales system‚ and then linking suppliers‚ workers‚ managers
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Introduction The global and industry issues companies face‚ combined with the current turbulent financial and economic environment‚ are challenging even the best companies to remain focused on their core capabilities‚ customers and markets. To be successful in an uncertain environment‚ a company must make the right choices that enable it to develop distinctive capabilities and remain highly relevant to its customers and markets. Because of these changes of responses to customers‚ cooperation among
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Dell Computer Case Questions Please provide a detailed answer to each of the following six questions for the Dell Computer case. 1. What has made Dell Succeed to date? 2. What is Dell’s position in the industry to date? 3. An August 12‚ 2002 Business Week article‚ indicated that by 2007 Dell intended to double revenues to $60 billion. How should Dell go about building the nearly $6 billion annual sales growth needed to achieve that target? 4. What are the implications
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2. Accounting functions This chapter will discuss the organization of Dell in general and provide insights about the Dell business. Will discuss the different stakeholders who are interested in Dell Company and what the key resources of Dell are. Will see the role of accounting within the organization and the accounting software‚ if any‚ they use. 2.1. About Dell Michael dell is the founder for Dell Company. Michael‚ with twenty seven years old‚ was the youngest CEO of a fortune 500company in
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overview of Dell Inc‘s Supply chain OMS 511 Introduction The Personal Computer industry has revolutionized the way of life. Technological forces have the most significant influence on the computer hardware industry. The extremely short product life cycle for computers‚ influenced by the upgrade cycle‚ has both positive and negative effects on companies within the industry. It challenges companies to maintain superior inventory management and supplier relationships: areas where Dell excels. Technological
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Porters Five Forces – Competitor Analysis Michael Porter’s five forces model is used to explore the competitive environment in which a product or company operates. In this case it will explore the competitive environment of Dell and the Tab Streak. The Five Forces Analysis looks at five key areas: | New Entrants | | Suppliers | Industry competitors and extent of rivalry | Buyers | | Substitutes | | Threat of New Entrants The computer industry is a highly competitive one with
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DELL’S DILEMMA IN BRAZIL: NEGOTIATING AT THE STATE LEVEL MRKT4030‚ Tues CE Summer 2010‚ 6/23/10 In the case study Dell Computer Corporation is trying to negotiate a deal in Brazil to build a manufacturing plant in their country. Keith Maxwell‚ SVP of Worldwide Operations and his site coordination team took several trips to Brazil. They visited five of the twenty-six states in Brazil. When the team went to Brazil they were looking for specific qualifications to maintain their rapid growth
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