4. Is Dell’s strategy working? What is your assessment of the financial performance that Dell’s strategy has 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
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Dell Computers1 Introduction Dell Computers was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 and has its corporate headquarters in Round Rock‚ Texas. Michael Dell’s winning idea was to sell computer systems directly to customers‚ allowing him and his company to understand customer needs well and therefore to provide the customer with the most appropriate computing solutions. Dell still practices the direct business model‚ saving time and cost by bypassing retailers and passing on the cost savings to the
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Director’s Request for PCs using MS Word Table‚ MS Access‚ and MS PowerPoint Case Study – Director’s Requirements You will meet the Director’s requirements that are described on this page by creating and submitting an MSWord Table (Part 1)‚ an MS Access Database (Part 2); and a PowerPoint Presentation (Part 3). Review the Case Study Instructions for complete details and assignment criteria. Your office has outgrown its old desktop machines and is in the market for new PCs‚ but would like some
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TABLET PCs Combines Simplicity of Paper with Full Power of Windows-Based Computing For the past few years‚ the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) has grown tremendously popular. However‚ due to size restrictions‚ it has always served as a secondary device to the desktop computer. So a number of hardware manufacturers unveiled a new form of communication‚ the Tablet PC. What exactly is a Tablet PC? It is a notebook PC with a touch-sensitive screen and is a bit larger than the size of a
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DELL INC STRATEGIC POSITION‚ CHOICE AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Table 1: PESTEL | | |Meaning to dell? |Dell’s ability to | | | | |address. | |Political Factors |China’s five-year plan has a clear set of social objectives
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Introduction The PC Industry in the United States (U.S.) is made up of desktop PC’s and mobile PC’s. A desktop PC is a personal computer that and individual would use in their home and is not portable. A mobile PC is also a personal computer and they include laptops‚ notebooks and netbooks. While some people might think that tablets and smartphones would be part of this classification‚ they actually are not part of the mobile PC classification. PC’s are simply just personal computers. Within the PC industry
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CASE STUDY ANALYSIS DELL INC.: TIME TO DISCARD DIRECT SELLING MODEL? Contents 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Methodology 4. Results / Findings 5. Strengths / Weaknesses / Analysis 6. Recommendations / Conclusion Appendices: Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Abstract Dell is a multinational computer company which managed to stay in the first place of computer system sales for over a decade. Its strong and revolutionized strategy of direct selling computers to the customers
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annually worldwide Scope of competitive rivalry: The competition within the PC industry is extremely cut throat due to new technology‚ reliability‚ and customer service. The top companies consist of Dell‚ Hewlett Packard‚ Apple‚ Gateway‚ and Sony. Market growth rate: 14% annually Stage in life cycle: Mature Number of companies in industry: There are 5 major PC companies with a handful of smaller ones also. Major ones are Dell‚ HP‚ Sony‚ Lenovo‚ and Apple. Market share ranges from 5-28% in U.S. and
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Situation Statement Dell Computer Corporation was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell. From the early 1990s until the mid-2000s‚ Dell was ranked as a PC market leader relying on their distinctive marketing pattern “Direct Model” which undertook direct communication with customers and provided customized products. Recently‚ the PC industry is facing inconceivable worldwide competition‚ and Dell is gradually losing their competitive advantages by using its direct model in critical business segments
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Assignment On “ PERSONAL SELLING ” Submitted by: Jaydip Shah (101) Dated on: March 22‚ 2010 GANPAT UNIVERSITY V. M. PATEL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDEX CONTENT Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….3 What is Personal Selling…………………………………………………………………….4 Advantages of Personal Selling……………………………………………………………..5 Disadvantages of Personal Selling………………………………………………………….6 Types of Selling Roles………………………………………………………………………7 Trends in Selling……………………………………………………………………………8
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