Dell’s Value Chain Dell Computer‚ with close supplier relationships‚ encourages sup-pliers to focus on their individual technological capabilities to sustain leadership in their components. Research and development costs are too high and technological changes are too rapid for any one company to sustain leadership in every component. Suppliers are also pressed to drive down lead times‚ lot sizes‚ and inventories. Dell‚ in turn‚ keeps its research customer- focused and leverages that research to
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Chapter 4 Supply Chain Study Guide Sustainable Sourcing Green Purchasing Practice aimed at ensuring that purchased products or materials meet environmental objectives of the organization Waste reduction‚ hazardous material elimination‚ recycling‚ manufacturing and material reuse Globally recognized Institute for Supply management- “making environmentally conscious decisions throughout the purchasing process‚ beginning with product and process design‚ and throughout product disposal” Sustainability
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VALUE ADDED CHAIN IN DELL SUBMITTED BY: SIDDHARTHA DAS ROLL NO: 32 BATCH: PGDM (FM) 2010-12 SUBJECT: Project and Infrastructure Management: Financing‚ Implementation and Control Table of Contents Sl.No. | Description | Page No. | 1 | VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS | 3 | 2 | VALUE CHAIN IN DELL | 4 | 3 | DIRECT SELLING STRATEGY OF DELL | 5 | 4 | COMPONENTS OF DIRECT SELLING STRATEGY | 6 | 5 | ADVANTAGES OF VALUE CHAIN OF DELL | 8 | 5.1 | CONCLUSION | 9 | CHAPTER-1 What is Value
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DIMENSIONS OF LOGISTICS Macro Dimensions I. Value-Added Role of Logistics A. Form utility : 1. primarily the result of manufacturing or assembly operations 2. logistics provides form utility through its impact on shipment size and packaging B. Place utility : 1. logistics provides place utility by moving goods from production surplus points to points where demand exists 2. reducing logistics costs expands market area for firm C. Time utility : 1. logistics creates time utility by
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Strategic Value Chain Analysis Wednesday‚ December 04‚ 2013 8:48 AM "Competitive Advantage" 1986 Companies are not groups of people‚ they are sets of activities. There are 2 sets of activities: Cost and willingness to pay (WTP) PRIMARY: In-bound / raw material ==> Process ==> Marketing ==> Service SECONDARY: Accounting‚ Exec Management‚ CIA Cost of distribution drivers (for cinnamon buns): # of stops (greater # raises cost) # of packages they drop per stop (greater # lowers
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A. Value Chain Analysis Nike’s value chain contains seven primary activities. These activities are Technology Development‚ Product Design‚ Component Manufacturing‚ Assembly‚ Marketing‚ Distribution and Retail Sales. As stated in its annual report‚ Nike is primarily a design and marketing company. As such‚ Nike controls the functions related to design and marketing of its products. 1. Technology Development Nike’s shoes have been on the leading edge of technology development for nearly 40
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1. Zara is a Spanish clothing retailer which has 1700 stores in all over 78 countries. 2. Zara has continually maintained its mission to provide fast‚ affordable‚ and fashionable items. 3. Zara’s supply chain has undergone tremendous changes in order to sustain its competitive advantage in today’s market. 4. Zara holds 6 days worth of inventory‚ while H&M holds 52 days‚ and Spanish retailer Cortefiel holds 94 days of inventory. 5. Launched approximately 11‚000 new items per year
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written by the authors of your textbook‚ Purchasing and Supply Chain Management‚ but may have been edited for our use in this course. This is a TEAM assignment. Read and discuss this mini-case and answer the 5 questions at the end of the case. In this manner‚ you will develop a negotiation plan for the buyer. The very best way to approach this team case is to work on all aspects (each question) of this case together. If you simply divide up the questions and assemble individual answers‚ you will
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Int. J. Management and Enterprise Development‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 3‚ 2006 Porter’s value chain model for assessing the impact of the internet for environmental gains Nazim U. Ahmed and Sushil K. Sharma* Department of Information Systems and Operations Management Ball State University Muncie‚ IN 47306‚ USA E-mail: nahmed@bsu.edu E-mail: ssharma@bsu.edu
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The value chain concept‚ which was developed and popularized in 1985 by Michael Porter‚ increased the value of production and service and led to a decrease in costs in the business and industry sector. At this present time‚ global business competition is rising leading to more interest in value chains in businesses and industries because this concept is the apparatus of management in order to analyze positive strategic planning. The most important concept can apply to the supply chain and the
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