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 inventory management – Virtual
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DELL’S DILEMMA IN BRAZIL: NEGOTIATING AT THE STATE LEVEL MRKT4030‚ Tues CE Summer 2010‚ 6/23/10 In the case study Dell Computer Corporation is trying to negotiate a deal in Brazil to build a manufacturing plant in their country. Keith Maxwell‚ SVP of Worldwide Operations and his site coordination team took several trips to Brazil. They visited five of the twenty-six states in Brazil. When the team went to Brazil they were looking for specific qualifications to maintain their rapid growth
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2007‚ Dell’s ROE exceed ROA by 60%‚ which means the high returns to investor are based on use of leverage. In contrast‚ Dell’s debt to equity ratio is much higher than HP’s debt to equity ratio. This means HP’s returns to investor are more solid than Dell. P/E ratio (weakness) The stock market is pessimistic about Dell’s future earning ability. This is due to the recession in 2008. Dell’s major business is selling computer and accessories‚ in the recession consumer tends to spend money on life essential
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Executive Summary Dell is the most successful company in PC industry of 21st century. It has shown phenomenal growth record over the past decades & listed as America’s third most admired company. Their core strength lies in Direct model offering closer customer interaction and Virtual Integration. This is giving a low cost advantage to Dell and its competitors are not able to imitate this model for all these years. The products of Dell are known for their quality‚ service & on time delivery
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DFI 501: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TIME VALUE OF MONEY Amortizing a Loan An important application of discounting and compounding concepts is in determining the payments required for an installment – type loan. The distinguishing features of this loan is that it is repaid in equal periodic (monthly‚ quarterly‚ semiannually or annually) payments that include both interest and principal. Such arrangements are prevalent in mortgage loans‚ auto loans‚ consumer loans etc. Amortization
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context The year 1999 will be used as the base year for Dell Computer Corporation to resolve the challenges they are facing. II. Point of View The point of view of Mr. Keith Maxwell‚ Senior Vice President for Worldwide Operation of Dell Computer Corporation will be used in the study since his decision would be the basis for the first location plant of the corporation in Latin America. III. Statement of the problem Should Dell decide to put up its location plant in Rio Grande do Sul
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7 Solution outline p. 8 Case comprehension Dell Computer Corporation was founded in 1984 by Michel Dell‚ as a result of a growing demand for his pre-formatted hard-disks and upgraded IBM-compatibles. Within a year‚ Dell introduces its first own-design computer system and in 1989‚ the company introduces its first laptop. The first laptop introduced did not live up to the Dell standards‚ and was therefore taken off the market again. Dell had to solve the problem of balancing the production
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Dell SWOT Analysis Strength: one of the best known brands in the world first PC maker to offer next-day‚ on site product service direct to customer business model‚ without distribution retailers uses the latest technology low operating cost because of cutting out retailers and supplies directly to customers each system is built to order to meet each customer’s demands and specifications not a manufacture‚ parts are made by suppliers‚ Dell assembles with relatively cheap
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Report on Food Adulteration in India Food adulteration which is rampant and dangerously spreading‚ is emerging as a dangerous threat to the society as a whole. The practice of Food adulteratation is done with the lust to increase the quantity and make more profit. In this process‚ the food is deprived of its nutrients and the even place where the food is cultivated/prepared is often contaminated. For eg: Milk is mixed with water ‚ For ghee‚ Vanaspati is used as an adulterant ‚ ergot is mixed in
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Dell’ s Working Capital Assignment 1 Questions to assignment 1. How Dell was’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? 2. How did Dell fund its 52% growth in 1996? 3. Assume Dell’s sales will grow 50% in 1997‚ how might the company fund this growth internally? How much would working capital need to be reduced and/or profit margin increased? What step do you recommend the company take? 4. How would your answer to question 3 changes if Dell also purchased $ 500 million of common
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