INTRODUCTION Dell Computers was started by Michael Dell in 1984. Dell’s primary differentiator was its business model. It sold primarily on the B2C market and custom built personal computers on demand. Therefore‚ it had very low inventory by comparison to its competitors. As a result of this‚ Dell was able to operate quite efficiently and profitably in its niche market. By the late 1980’s – early 1990’s‚ Dell noticed that its market share was only 1% of total and that industry amalgamations
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BUSI 410 Business Analytics Module 22: Revitalizing Dell 1 Last lecture • Home Depot revenue (forecasting) • Using correlation to choose lag • Using Durbin-Watson statistic to test missing drivers • Out-of-sample model validation 2 Dell’s success strategies • Direct model (marketing) – “Cut out the middlemen.” – NC born Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas • Mass customization (design) – Modularity – Component commonality – Postponement • Lean manufacturing (operations) – Just-in-time
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Dell working capital case Dell’s build to order system created a very different balance sheet. We want to assess their competitive advantage in working capital at the time of the case‚ evaluate how they funded growth at the time (1996) and evaluate potential ways to fund projected sales growth of 50% in 1997 through use of internal funds. 1. Calculate their working capital advantage. To do this calculate days sales of inventory‚ payable days and receivables days to find their cash conversion
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many ways‚ the Dell story is a textbook example of American entrepreneurship. Michael Dell began by selling computers from the trunk of his car and quickly rose to being CEO of a highly respected computer manufacturer. Dell’s business model was simple: make computers to order and deliver directly to the customer. As the company grew‚ it encountered growth problem. A maturing industry caused Dell to rethink it’s business model and this case study asks the question‚ “Should Dell continue with its
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INTRODUCTION Nike‚ Inc .is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon‚ near Beaverton. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (Ending May 2012).Nike and Precision Cast parts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon. The
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1. Describe in your own words‚ market segmentation‚ give an example of how a market may be segmented‚ and explain the reason for segmentation. 2. Explain the principles of targeting and give two examples of a targeted market. 3. Discuss what is meant by positioning using two example of a business positioned in differing market sectors Marketing consists of a range of techniques designed to sell a product/service. It focuses on customers and their needs‚ firms generally undertake research
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Matching DELL History: IBM Market Leader in Mainframe –market share 61%‚ starts PC business in ’81‚ in 2 yrs market share is 42% IBM Strategy : • Purchase PC components as against manufacturing inhouse (Main frame) • Open Architecture : OS – Microsoft‚ Microprocessor – Intel ‚ reason‚ to encourage application developers and enhance Peripheral market • Sales : o Largely corporate clients - thought its huge sales force o Retail clients through value added resellers –
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Effects of the 3 Colonial Regions Geographical Location In colonial America there were three main colonial regions: the New England colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies‚ such as Massachusettes‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Conneticut were the farthest North out of all the colonial regions. Because of this they had a cold climate and a short growing season. This among with the rocky‚ sometimes barren soil‚ made them unable to do much‚ if any
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been estimated at $93 million in 2011 (PrivCo‚ 2013). Kobo sales have been growing rapidly in the past year. Kobo reports that their Q1 2013 sales are up 145% vs. the same time period in 2012 (kobocafe‚ 2013‚ “Kobo’s bet to double down”). B. SEGMENTATION CHART The following chart outlines two customer segments for the Kobo eReader: Parental Educators Passionate Readers Demographic • 35-50 years of age • Married with young children • High level of education • Medium to high income
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CHAPTER I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objective Our objective is to serve consumers with the best quality assortment of great-tasting bakery and related food and beverage products‚ with world-class manufacturing facilities and an efficient nationwide distribution network‚ thereby providing a fair return on shareholder investments Vision Their vision is to become the premier company in the baking industry and the related food and beverage industry‚ known and emulated for our best quality products that delight
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