1. What are the key differentiators that made Dell’s supply chain strategy so effective for nearly two decades. Dell operates by an on-line business model equipped with mass customized manufacturing which provides instant web communication protocol with customers at anytime and anywhere. Customers able to compose their own configuration from order list and free from bounding with fixed configuration. All packages are made upon request with no finished goods available‚ there is no depreciation
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Real world situation – Dell Inc. Dell Inc. was founded in 1984 by Michael S. Dell‚ who developed the supply chain formula‚ which would end up making Dell one of the world leaders in PC sales. When applying the resource-based view and the VRIN-framework to Dell‚ it becomes clear that Dell has a definite competitive advantage. Dell’s success-formula combines several resources which are “unique‚ valuable to customers‚ and difficult to imitate”. What makes Dell so special‚ is the fact that it does
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Gender roles have always been a part of our history. According to the Oxford University Press (2017)‚ gender roles are roles or behaviors learned by individuals on how someone of the female or male gender should act or behave. Male gender roles have had some advancements since the 1950 era‚ yet some gender roles have remained the same. In the 1950s‚ men were returning from the war and rejoining the workforce. According to the U.S Department of State‚ 2017 many of the returning soldiers opted
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Starbucks An American businessman‚ Howard Schultz is the CEO and chairman of Starbucks. Schultz was born on July 19‚ 1953‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. Howard Schultz went through difficult times and different types of challenges before becoming the chairman of the famous coffee company Starbucks‚ today he is considered a true entrepreneur. Howard Schultz was born in a low-income family‚ so Howard dreamed about becoming successful one day because he watched his parents struggled many times with finding jobs. Howard
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Why did Grolsch globalize and how well has it performed internationally? In its presentation to investors‚ Grolsch emphasized that it targeted a premium‚ and differentiated position in the markets in which it competed. It also highlighted adaptation around its core products as its key strategy for international growth. But why after years of being domestic‚ did Grolsch chose to globalize with SABMiller? One reason Grolsch went global was to reduce the company’s reliance on local and national
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Statement of Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify motivational techniques that are being used in different organizations. The three organizations that will be analyzed are Dell‚ Hewlett-Packard‚ and Motorola that are named in the top Fortune 500 companies. These companies build on the principle that individuals act in ways to take full advantage of the value of exchange with the organization. Research and theory building in goal setting‚ reward systems‚ leadership‚ and job design have
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Outline 1. Michael Porter’s framework of generic strategies (overall cost leadership‚ differentiation‚ focus) ➢ Describe each of the strategies ➢ Provide examples of firms that have successfully attained as a means of outperforming competitors in their industry ➢ Address how these strategies help a firm develop a favourable position vis-à-vis the five forces ➢ Pitfalls managers must avoid if to pursue successfully these generic strategies ➢ Conditions under which firms may effectively
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leadership‚ managing change and even capital markets. CEO is one of the most coveted and least understood job in world. Everyone aspires to get the top job‚ as people believe CEO is a fusion of power and money. By the nature of jobs description‚ CEO is supposed to meet the needs and expectations of various stakeholders. People perceive CEOs life is easier and simpler than any other employer in the company just because the CEO has to just pass orders to his employees and then the employees have to work hard
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Italy during the 16th century. I had never heard of Commedia before we began studying it in class‚ so my first impressions were that it was extremely over the top and exaggerated! At the start of the topic I didn’t think that I would enjoy it very much as‚ because of the use of stock characters‚ I felt that there would be little room for creativity and making the performances original and inventive. However I was proved wrong and I learnt that although all the characters are the same‚ everyone interprets
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You must submit to your husband‚ you must let him talk first and wait to put your input in until he has gotten settled in the house‚ and you must be ready for whatever his needs are; the roles of women in the 1800’s. In the play A Doll’s House author Henrik Ibsen wrote about a married couple named Nora and Torvald their relationship from the start had readers very uncomfortable and feeling emotions towards their dynamics. Nora shows that she has a secret side by going behind Torvalds back and getting
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