Dell’s Value Chain 1. How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? Dell has used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain by taking customer feedback very seriously. Dell uses the feedback to further evaluate and when necessary‚ implement change to improve their supply chain. The company maintains close-knit relationships with customers‚ and maintains very close‚ professional relations with their suppliers
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Primary activities – create customer value Inbound logistics – routines and processes that bring resources into the organization Because McDonald’s criteria is very high‚ so they require the products are of top quality base on the low cost. They purchase raw vegetables and other raw materials from its fixed‚ pre- defined suppliers only‚ some like local grocery and farm‚ to make raw materials is fresh. For example the soft drinks‚ the only supplier is Coca-Cola. McDonald’s has practiced a backward
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positive beta has high risk compare to the one with negative beta. Stock analysis use beta to measure stock risk. High . A negative beta implies that security A would stabilize the returns on a portfolio since the returns on A are negatively correlated to the market. The riskiness of a portfolio is determined by its beta value. Security A has a negative beta (-0.5)‚ which makes it less risky when compared with positive beta value for security B (0.5). In addition‚ if we consider a standalone risk
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Machael Porter’s Value Chain SUPPORT ACTIVITIES Support activities assist the primary activities in helping the organisation achieve its competitive advantage. They include: Procurement: This department must source raw materials for the business and obtain the best price for doing so. The challenge for procurement is to obtain the best possible quality available (on the market) for their budget. Technology development: The use of technology to obtain a competitive advantage is very important
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Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc400385288 \h 2INBOUND LOGISTICS PAGEREF _Toc400385289 \h 3OPERATIONS PAGEREF _Toc400385290 \h 3OUTBOUND LOGISTICS PAGEREF _Toc400385291 \h 4MARKETING AND SALES PAGEREF _Toc400385292 \h 4SERVICES PAGEREF _Toc400385293 \h 5Summary of strengths and weakness’ PAGEREF _Toc400385294 \h 5LVMH – Firm infrastructure PAGEREF _Toc400385295 \h 7COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE PAGEREF _Toc400385296 \h 7STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES PAGEREF _Toc400385297 \h 8Upstream
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Case Studies: Blockbuster and Under Armour Week Four‚ Assignment Two SUO MGT 4070 Linda Taylor 10 September 2013 Abstract This paper includes two case studies. The first part is about Blockbuster’s growth strategy by acquiring Movielink is or is not improved‚ and the second part is a discussion on some solutions to the most pressing competitive and strategic issues facing Under Armour‚ a sports clothing manufacturer. Introduction Blockbuster is a leading global provider to customers
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agreements with many external partners. More than half of all product innovations come as a result of such agreements. Currently‚ the company holds about 25‚000 active patents. 1 Operations - For its existing products‚ Proctor and Gamble’s value chain begins here with the acquisition of raw materials‚ packaging materials‚ and fuel. P&G uses suppliers to provide almost all inputs to the manufacturing process with the exception of a few chemicals that it produces in-house. Currently‚ the firm uses
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the financial situations of Nike and one of its lead competitors‚ Under Armour‚ and help decide whether they have investment potential. In terms of Nike’s financials‚ their net profit margin was 10.70% (up 1% from last year)‚ as compared to Under Armour‚ which was only 6.75% (down .21% from previous yea). This means that Nike took home 10.70% of their total revenue‚ which is better that Under Armour’s 6.75%. However‚ Under Armour had a gross profit percentage that was
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this sport) WEAKNESSES Negative image portrayed by poor working conditions in its overseas factories E-commerce is limited to USA The direct sale to consumers is creating conflicts with its own resellers Currently available supply chain‚ manufacturing‚ and fulfillment technologies aren’t easily integrated with online build-to-order Not known for its research and development leading to innovative designs«systems The e-commerce is limited to USA‚ however‚ has planned to expand
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University of Wales institute of Cardiff (UWIC) Assignment on SIM Topic: PEST Analysis‚ IS/IT Strategy Submitted To: Rajendra Kumar London School of Commerce Submitted by: Name: Md. Matinur Rahman ID: L0627GGMH0210 London School of Commerce |Table of Content | |Introduction:
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