officially launched the Dell Computer Corporation. University days were over, and a great American business success story had begun. Ten years later at age 28, Michael Dell had become the youngest person to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. During the 1990s, his startup had surpassed IBM to become the second largest computer manufacturer in the world. And by the end of that decade Dell passed Compaq to claim the title as top computer manufacturer and seller globally. In doing so, Dell achieved a seemingly
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT BPMN6023 INDIVIDUAL TERM PAPER “DELL INC. : CHANGING THE BUSINESS MODEL (MINI CASE)” PREPARED BY : MOHD NOOR SHARIFFUDDIN AL-MUHARRAM BIN MAT SHUIB @ SHARIF MATRIX NO : 814812 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Description | Page | 1 | Executive Summary................................................................................................. | 3 | 2 | Company Background.....................................
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1. Cisco systems 2.1 Income Statement Cisco Systems (CSCO) Income Statement | | | | | Fiscal year ends in July. USD -- millions except per share data. | 2009-07 | 2010-07 | 2011-07 | Dell 2011 | Revenue | 36117 | 40040 | 43218 | 61494 | Cost of revenue | 13023 | 14397 | 16682 | 50098 | Gross profit | 23094 | 25643 | 26536 | 11396 | Operating expenses | | | | | | Research and development | 5208 | 5273 | 5823 | 661 | | Sales, General and administrative | 9968 | 10715
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Managerial Finance Reflection Essay 5th July, 2015 DELL’S WORKING CAPITAL Dell computer Corporation, a company with a Build-to-order manufacturing system, focused mainly on selling directly to the customers. It was their Core Strategy. The company has reported impressive growth in FY-1996 and is predicting a future growth of 20% annually. Positive Inferences - DELL The primary advantage for the growth of the company is their Inventory Management. It followed the build-to-order strategy
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Dell is an American technology company based in Round Rock, Texas which develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, televisions, computer peripherals, and other technology-related products. In 1984, Michael Dell while a student at the University Of Texas founded the company as PC’s Limited with a capital of 1000.00. He operated from his off campus dorm room where he strived to sell IBM PC compatible computers
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Suggested Solutions for the Numerical Questions in Exam I 6. (10) | Mr. Dell has $100 income this year and zero income next year. The market interest rate is 10% per year. Mr. Dell also has an investment opportunity—having the same risk as the market in which he can invest $50 this year and receive $80 next year. Suppose Mr. Dell consumes $50 this year and invests in the project. What is the NPV of the investment opportunity? NPV = (80/1.1) - 50 = + 22.73. | 7. (11) | Ms. Anderson has $60,000
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explaining with data and facts from this case. Product Innovation (the development of an improved product) Dell is the only computer company which offers its customers the built-to-order model. The customers can choose which components they want to have in their computer and can adapt it to their needs. Process Innovation (the development of a new manufacturing process) Dell has brought a maniacal focus to shaving minutes off the time to assemble and ship a computer. By studying videotapes
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Dell History Dell is an American technology company based in Round Rock, Texas which develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, televisions, computer peripherals, and other technology-related products. In 1984, Michael Dell while a student at the University Of Texas founded the company as PC’s Limited with a capital of 1000.00. He operated from his off campus dorm room where he strived to sell IBM PC compatible
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Dell, Inc. A Strategic Management Case Study October 8, 2013 Sophie Yanez University of the Incarnate Word Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Dell’s Strategy a. Vision Statement b. Mission Statement c. Strategies and Objectives III. Recommended Vision and Mission Statements IV. External Assessment a. Porter’s Five Forces Model b. External Factor Evaluation c. Competitive Profile Matrix V. Internal Assessment a. Value Chain b. Internal Factor Evaluation VI. Porter’s
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Dell Inc., currently a US$60 billion company, was started by Michael Dell in 1984 when he was an undergraduate student at the University of Texas, in the United States. Within two decades, Dell, with headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, grew to become one of the world’s great computer companies, with near leading shares in the personal computer (PC) and server markets. Nearly 65 per cent of its revenue originated in North and South America; 23 per cent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and 12
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