Outlines • What’s direct model? • Dell’s position in PC market; – Dell’s competitive strategies; – Implied demand uncertainty analysis; • Dell’s supply chain capabilities; – Facilities; – Inventories; – Transportations; – Information; – Sourcing; – Pricing; – Responsive supply chain; • Strategic fit; • Limitations; • Challenge and proposals for emerging markets; What’s Direct Model? Several supply chain models in push/pull view Make to stock(HC‚ Lenovo) Build-to order (Direct Model) Push production
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Made to order‚ E style 1. What was Dell’s original strategy? Dell’s strategy is to sell directly to customer and build computer thru customer’s own specifications‚ which they made a dominant share on the market on made-to-order PC’s. This strategy also encompasses customer service which they entailed an ordering system through phone. These steps made by Dell are to make the customer comfortable. 2. Why is Dell losing the competitive edge of its original strategy? As technology arises‚ a
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General Environment Technological Segment- Dell is in the business of providing technology. Because of this it must stay up to date with the current technology available to its consumers. It attempts to do this by keeping strategic partnerships with its suppliers to have current technology and to manage their bargaining power. 3. Global segment- One of Dell ’s focuses is the emerging markets‚ namely Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ and China (BRIC countries). They have introduced a new line of
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| How to Build a Supportive Workgroup | | | 4/20/2012 | This document seeks to inform the reader of the best ways to form a supportive workgroup. There are many methods and each is discussed in detail as to provide a wealth of knowledge. Having a supportive workgroup has been shown to allow the company to have more success‚ as well as employees who are loyal to the company. | Contents Paper Section 2 How to Build a Supportive Climate 2 The Twelve Steps 2 1. State the
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4). Explain how subsidies are used by governments and give an example. Subsidies are used by governments for many different things. A subsidy is when the government gives a person or business money to help them. For example‚ the WIC program is a subsidy used by the government. The WIC program provides mothers with formula and other essentials for their babies. They will help provide for the children up until the age of five. This is a great help to low income mothers. Since formula is very expensive
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Does birth order have an effect on intelligence and/or achievement? In 1874 Francis Galton reported that firstborn children were overrepresented as high achievers in various scientific fields. There were flaws in Galton ’s methodology‚ for instance‚ he did not count female children in his results. Male subjects were counted as a first born even if they were the tenth child‚ but the nine older siblings were female (Esping‚ 2003). However‚ Galton’s conclusion that birth order correlates with intelligence
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From: XXXXX To: XXXXX Subject: Ford Motor Company vs. Dell Computer Corp: Supply Chain Strategy Date: March 17‚ 2007 Summary: As per our meeting earlier this week‚ here is the information you requested regarding the supply chain strategy of the Ford Motor Company. I have also included a quick comparison to the strategy used by Dell Computers in attaining my final recommendation. Ford ’s Dilemma: The director of supply chain systems at Ford has two options to consider before implementing
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Michael Dell is the founder and the chairman of one of the most successful computer companies in the world. He led the company on its way to high growth and profitability. The company was always in the forefront of the direct selling concept and currently dominates the personal computer business. Business the Dell Way‚ by Rebecca Saunders studies the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of Michael Dell and his influence over his organization ’s success. The Book brings into light an array of
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How to build strong communication in the home Communication‚ effective and open‚ is an important part of strong‚ healthy families. It is an essential tool for developing and maintaining strong marital‚ parental and sibling relationships within the family. Family communication differs from other forms merely because it is attached to the growth of a family unit as a whole. Verbal and non-verbal information is exchanged daily and being able to pay attention to what others are thinking and feeling
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situation – Dell Inc. Dell Inc. was founded in 1984 by Michael S. Dell‚ who developed the supply chain formula‚ which would end up making Dell one of the world leaders in PC sales. When applying the resource-based view and the VRIN-framework to Dell‚ it becomes clear that Dell has a definite competitive advantage. Dell’s success-formula combines several resources which are “unique‚ valuable to customers‚ and difficult to imitate”. What makes Dell so special‚ is the fact that it does not use a
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