Dell CSR Company Profile Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper Amsterdam‚ May 2007 Dell – CSR Company Profile Colofon Dell CSR Company Profile By: Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper February 2007 Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (SOMO) Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations This document is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivateWorks 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2
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delivered during fiscal years 2000-2008? Use the financial ratios presented in the Appendix of the text (pages 240-241) as a basis for doing your calculations and drawing conclusions about Dell’s performance. Selected Financial Statement Data for Dell Inc.‚ Fiscal Years 2000 – 2008 (in million‚ except per share data) | February 1‚ 2008 | February 2‚ 2007 | February 3‚ 2006 | January 28‚ 2005 | January 30‚ 2004 | February 1‚ 2002 | January 28‚ 2000 | Results of Operations | | | |
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Dell Inc. in 2008 Can it overtake Hewlett-Packard as the world leader in personal computers? By Georges Bali 1 Brief History of the company Vision and Mission statement Answers to questions: Outline Question 1: Evaluation of Michael Dell’s performance Question 2: Elements of Dell’s strategy Question 3: Expansion into IT products evaluation Question 4: Financial Assessment of Dell in the years 2000 through 2008 Question 5: SWOT analysis Question 6: Competition with HP
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was Dell’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? Dell had a policy of working with low inventory and it used to make inventory purchases based on the sale orders received. This led to following advantages: No obsolete goods. Defects in raw material manufacturers were easily weeded out. New technological up gradations can be easily set into the system before the competition turns over the existing inventory. Thus Dell had a first mover’s advantage in being abreast with latest technological
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Dell Computer Corporation Embry Riddle Aeronautical University October 6‚ 2012 Dell Computer Corporation The Dell Computer Corporation was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell from his dorm room at the University of Texas at the age of 19 with $1000. The original name of the company was PC’s Unlimited. The corporation was started with a simple premise as its basic foundation: so that personal computers could be built and sold directly to customers and by doing this‚ Dell could address their specific
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DELL ONLINE V. KASTURl RANGAN and MARIE BELL are with Harvard Business School. Y. K a s t u r i Marie Rangan Bell Professor V. Kasturi Rangan and Research Associate Marie Bell prepared this case as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Certain facts and data in the case have been disguised. Copyright © 1998 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. To order copies or request
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1. What are the key challenges DELL should be concerned with as it enters the large-scale server market? (3 Points) Unlike PC market‚ the support service was more critical for server market since a problem in server even for a short time could cause serious problem in the customer’s business. Competitors such as Hewlett-Packard and IBM had begun offering variety support service aggressively to enhance the quality of their service. DELL‚ through a business model that focuses on direct PC sales‚
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Dell case Based on Ali Farhoomand’s “Dell: Selling Directly‚ Globally (2007) Introduction Dell’s business model has been the key element of Dell’s growth in revenue and reputation. It was innovative‚ cost reducing and effective with customers. Since the foundation Dell grew rapidly and did not appear to look back until 2007 when they lost their spot as the number one computer vendor in the world. This report will identify the key elements of Dell’s strategy and explain why it was a success in
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MATCHING DELL CASE ANALYSIS This analysis describes the case of computer and peripherals industry especially the successful management of Dell Computer Corporation which grew twice as fast as its major rivals like Compaq‚ Gateway‚ Hewlett Packard and IBM. The main reason for the success of Dell was their "Direct Model" of selling computers which eliminated all traditional channels like distributors‚ resellers and retailers. Traditionally all its competitors
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