Dell Inc.: An Innovation and its Strategic Plan Strategic Management of Technology Vikas A. Patel Sunil Samanta Tables of Contents Summary……………………………………………………………………………………3 History……………………………………………………………………………………….3 Strategy……………………………………………………………………………………...4 Industry Dynamics…………………………………………………………………………5 Source and Internal Innovation of Technology…………………………………………8 Product Development Technology……………………………………………………..10 Strategy to Protect Innovations…………………………………………………………12
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[pic] [pic][pic] DELL INC. Michael Dell founded Dell based on a simple concept of selling computers directly to their customers. Figure below showed Michael Dell has the founder‚ CEO and Chairman of Dell Inc.:- [pic] Figure 1: The founder‚ CEO and Chairman of Dell Inc He holds the record of being the longest tenured chief executive officer of the company. His concept eliminates retailers that consume time plus added cost. His concept also helps Dell to understand the needs
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Business Analysis of Dell Inc. A Strategic Management Case Sailesh R. Pant Strategic Management Class ctober 11‚ 2012 Business Analysis of Dell Inc. A Strategic Management Case Dell Inc. has been renowned for its name in desktop computer sales and its direct model of dealing with customers and suppliers to eradicate interference of intermediaries. The concept of direct model has provided Dell Inc. with competitive advantage in achieving cost leadership and visibility of customer demand
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Market Trends and Changes in Dell Computers Kim Jones University of Phoenix ECO/365 Dr. Dominic F. Minadeo September 10‚ 2009 Market Trends and Changes in Dell Computer This paper will describe market trends that Dell Computer may face in the near future. Possible changes will be identified within the following areas; market structure‚ technology‚ government regulation‚ production‚ cost structure‚ price elasticity of demand‚ competitors‚ supply and demand. This paper will also touch
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Executive Summary: After carefully analyzing Ford’s existing supply chain‚ I realized the main issues that Ford have are its large base of suppliers‚ suppliers does not have enough IT capability to support the requirements of Ford and it appears that Ford and their dealers have not too much communication in obtaining the accurate forecast. Meanwhile I am also aware of its highly complex nature of auto manufacturing comparing with computer industry. It would be applicable for the customers to place
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Strategic Plan Overview Dell Computer Corporation The advent of Dell Computer Corporation (DCC) in 1984 brought another milestone into already existing computer technological arena. Since its inception‚ DCC has used innovative marketing strategies to move the computer market to a different level and today DCC ranks among the world ’s largest computer systems companies. Dell pioneered the culture of selling personal computers directly to the customers without the involvement of the middleman.
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Do you think Dell is well positioned with respect to its competitors? Not yet because Dell still left behind HP and IBM. People who want flexibility in their PCs tend to buy HP brand. For instance‚ HP Power Distribution Rack which controls three-phase power distribution across a row of server racks brings enhanced flexibility to IT personnel who are seeking to place power where it is needed‚ but without over provisioning or otherwise wasting the precious resource. In other hand people who want
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Introduction Dell Inc. is a multinational technology corporation that develops‚ manufactures‚ sells‚ and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Based in Round Rock‚ Texas‚ Dell employs more than 76‚500 people worldwide as of 2009[update]. Dell grew during the 1980s and 1990s to become (for a time) the largest seller of PCs and servers. As of 2008[update] it held the second spot in computer-sales within the industry behind Hewlett-Packard. The company currently sells personal
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explosive growth for 10 years‚ Dell absented from the portable computer market because of its informality in product development. Though delivered several successful products with a free-wheeling development structure in the early nineties‚ the company suffered from the inconsistent process and the unpredictable result. Several other problems involved the depressing performance in the retail market‚ the lack of capable senior management and early setback in portable computers also contributed to the sagging
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DELL COMPUTERS TO BECOME A PRIVATE COMPANY IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID BANKRUPTCY Michael the CEO of Dell became a business man when he was really young. He believed if you had an idea‚ worked hard and treated customers with special care you can make money and sometimes a lot of it. Michael started the company with a bare $1000. In 1984 where he started a company that custom made person computers. In 1988 is company grew into what’s known as Dell incorporation. And issued over 3.5 million shares to the
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