Business Model Dell has managed to become remarkably successful in a short span of time by following a direct "business to customer" model. By selling computers directly to customers‚ they have been able to best understand their needs and provide effective solutions to meet those needs. Dell built PCs to order‚ so customers received only what they wanted. Dell ’s just-in-time inventory system allowed them to order only parts that customers demanded‚ thus keeping the minimal inventories and
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED BY INFORMATIVE ABSTRACT This case study is based on the supply chain management of two notable PC manufacturing MNCs‚ Hewlett-Packard and Dell. The objective of this case study is to compare the effectiveness of the standardized process followed by HP to the innovative process of Dell‚ The Direct Model. DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT A comparative case study was done between two electronics giants Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell.inc‚ on their
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Matching Dell 1. Perform an Industry analysis on the personal computer industry Substitutes Buyers • Compaq • IBM • HP • Hacer • GateWay • Apple • Large and midsize Business • Government • Small Business • Individual Customers • Educational • Most of them have a strong purchasing power and a easy way to change of supplier in commodity PC product Suppliers Barriers to entry in this Industry • Intel • Microsoft • Others • They have a strong Power • Intel and Microsoft
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Advantages & disadvantages of Internet and newspaper advertising The Internet and newspapers are considered two of the five traditional types of media used for advertising. The others are television‚ radio and magazines. Each medium has advantages and disadvantages that are considered when selection of the best media for advertising messages is made. The Internet and newspapers are both useful media for advertising when they effectively convey your message to the right audience. Internet Advertising
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“What Were They Selling Again?” Introduction Media plays a huge role in society today‚ with sex being a large selling point in many instances. Advertisers have based many of their campaigns not around a product‚ but rather the sexualized figures selling it‚ such as advertisements for Godaddy.com or Carl’s Jr.‚ where often times the product being sold is often a mystery. Amidst all this sexual bombardment‚ I was curious if men and women feel different about sex’s ever present role in our daily
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International Business 1. What are Dell’s FSAs? What are the macro-level requirements for the direct sales model to be successful? What are the major advantages of the direct model‚ compared with the traditional channel strategy in the computer business? Dell’s most important FSA is its direct sales model. The traditional model startsed with manufacturers building computers‚ they distributed them to dealers who sellold them. Dell started with selling PCs directly to end users. In China they
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Introduction In 2001‚ Dell Computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor‚ continuing to gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of dollars in losses. Dell sells 90% of its PCs directly to the final customer‚ largely bypassing there seller channel that accounts for most of the world’s PC sales. This direct customer relationship is the key to Dell’s business model‚ and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales model. Dell’s
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MATCHING DELL CASE ANALYSIS This analysis describes the case of computer and peripherals industry especially the successful management of Dell Computer Corporation which grew twice as fast as its major rivals like Compaq‚ Gateway‚ Hewlett Packard and IBM. The main reason for the success of Dell was their "Direct Model" of selling computers which eliminated all traditional channels like distributors‚ resellers and retailers. Traditionally all its competitors
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Apple Team Project BUSMHR 4490 PC Industry Overview The personal computer industry‚ like many industries before it‚ has undergone drastic changes and innovations since the first PC was introduced. These changes and innovations are necessary to keep up with the always shifting and uncertain market conditions. While a lot of discovering‚ inventing‚ and tinkering was being done in the PC industry in the middle to late 20th century‚ it wasn’t until the late 1970s that Apple pioneered the first useable
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Introduction to Dell Michael Dell founded the company Dell to offer network servers‚ workstations‚ storage systems‚ Ethernet switches‚ desktops‚ and notebook PCs after successfully selling his computers to customers directly in Texas. Over the course of three years his sales volume warranted the opening of an international sales office in 1987. In 1988 he began selling to large customers including several government agencies and Dell became a publicly traded company. Dell made the bold decision
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