the company? Dell uses a just in time order fulfillment policy and accurate forecasting of sales to minimize inventories. This allowed Dell to hold inventory of finished products far below levels of their competitors (10-20% compared to 50-70% industry level) and furthermore allowed them to quickly implement changes to their product lines as new technologies became available. This quick inventory turnover also allowed Dell to retain more capital. Finally‚ this policy enabled Dell to respond immediately
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Dell had expanded beyond PCs to servers‚ storage‚ and communications equipment Because of the softening of the global economy and the events of September 11‚ demand for PCs was down sharply Dell responded with an aggressive price strategy and reduced costs through workforce reductions and facility consolidations Dell bases its success on its build-to-order‚ direct sales model Because of the tariff-free provisions of Mercosur and the close proximity of Dell’s manufacturing facilities in the
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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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Matching Dell Case Analysis a. How and why the PC industry has such a low average profitability? The PC industry has started to develop fast in the 80’s when IBM launched its first PC series and later on when numerous small companies entered the market. PC is a new product and companies had to create the demand to it from the scratch. We shall apply the Porter’s 5 Forces model to examine the PC market and see how forces of competition influence the profitability of the market players. Entrance
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Question 1 How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? The many challenges in order to improve the supply chains usually come with the unidentified. Many companies produce products they think their consumer will want. After that‚ they ship their products to retail stores. Then‚ these stores try to sell the products to the customers. Here‚ the supply chains slows down as they are figuring out what to build next. Then‚ these companies deal
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Dell: New Horizon case analysis Problem Dell being one of the most successful companies in the PC industry has a very different path than its competitors. Having a unique strategy‚ Michael Dell has succeeded on positioning it company among its rivals. After many years of success the company is now evaluating it potential to expand. The fast growth of the PC industry opened doors to many industries and challenging Dell’s growth share and revenue. In
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Strength 1) Dell ’s Direct Business Model which consist of the five principles: Most efficient path to the customer - through direct relationship with no intermediaries to add cost and confusion Single Point of accountability - so that resources necessary to meet customer needs can be easily marshaled in support of complex challenges. Build-to-Order - provide customers exactly what they want in their computer systems through easy custom configuration and ordering. Thus eliminates the maintenance
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Dell-New Horizons HBS case-9-502-022 Introduction As a consecutively successful and fast-growing company‚ Dell’s management got the pressure of maintaining the rapid growth. On the other hand‚ the hyper-growth in the PC industry over-drafted some growth potential in the coming years and the bubble of the internet economy burst so the speed of the growth would slow down. Since March 2000‚ Dell’s performance in market capitalization and stock prices had got a slump. In addition‚ competitions were
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Dell Inc. Identify and evaluate Mission Statement ES# 2-2 Dell‚ Inc. manufactures and markets PC’s. They also offer many other types of products that are marketed towards the private consumer‚ education‚ enterprise‚ and government sectors. The company was created by Michael Dell in 1984 with a mere $1‚000. Instead of using traditional retail channels Dell decided he would make computers made-to-order. By doing this Dell could eliminate a mass of inventory
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What attract me in the Dell Company is to see how a vision can match the future. □ The Company was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell‚ now the computer industry’s longest-tenured chief executive officer‚ on a simple concept: that by selling personal computer systems directly to customers‚ Dell could best understand their needs‚ and provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. Dell Computer’s mission statement is: "Dell’s mission is to be the most successful computer
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