please visit www.BaselineScience.com B a s e l i n e S c i e n c e , I n c . • w w w. b a s e l i n e s c i e n c e . c o m Matching Dell: A Strategic Case Analysis Dan Demers GS 604, Thursday 5:00 – 7:20 Matching Dell: Dell’s Key Strategic Issues At the close of the case, Dell is presented with two key strategic issues. The first strategic issue facing Dell is the movement of rivals seeking to mimic Dell’s direct sales model, while the second strategic issue is the declining trend in pricing
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Matching Dell Outline with General Questions Read the following instructions before proceeding. 1) Write in a continuous, narrative style within each question. Keep section headings. 2) The questions in the outline are to help you analyze the case and develop your own thought. 3) Limit your memo to three pages of text. Diagrams and tables do not count as part of the three pages of text. Do not use bullet points. 4) Double-check your grammar before submission. It matters!
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1. Is the PC industry attractive in the mid to late 1990 ? Strong Economy Growth, Emergence of New Services Fierce Competition (IBM, Compaq, HP Gateway) , 2. Why do you think it become this way ? (1) A. History B. Products World Wide Web, E-mail, less than $ 1,000(‘97), 45.5% of household in the USA(’98), etc. Declined PC prices (numerous global manufacturers) - Housing, keyboard, monitor, modem, etc. - Microprocessor (Intel, 80~90%) ☞ Sub-$1,000 market by AMD (50%) Soft Ware ⇒ Bundled
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Matching Dell Como en cualquier negocio o circunstancia, una empresa o persona tiene que tomar decisiones que impliquen dejar algo a un lado, estos “trade offs” son parte de cualquier estrategia, no se puede hacer todo siempre. El punto del caso para mi es claro, si analizamos como estaba el negocio de IT en 1998 vemos un Dell creciendo con una estrategia clara con una excelente ejecución, vemos la competencia que quería imitar lo que estaba haciendo Dell, sin ser su estrategia, y una ejecución
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Matching Dell Case Analysis 6/27/2013 Submitted By: Group-4 Manjul Shrestha Megha Shrestha Mohit Basnet Sujal Dhungana Submitted To: Mr. Rupesh Krishna Shrestha Facilitator, Marketing Management Kathmandu University School of Management Background The case “Matching Dell” basically describes the history, market structure and environment of computer and peripherals industry especially emphasizing the success story of Dell Computer Corporation. Despite the fierce competition from
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Harvard Business School 9-799-158 June 6, 1999 D Matching Dell O N Between 1994 and 1998, the revenue of Dell Computer Corporation rose from $3.5 billion to $18.2 billion, and profits increased from $149 million to $1.5 billion. The company’s stock price rose by 5,600%. During the same period, Dell grew twice as fast as its major rivals in the personal computer market and tripled its market share. In the first half of 1998, Dell reported operating earnings that were greater than the
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UOIT 12 Strategic Management Matching Dell Case Majuran Kulendran 100367320 BUSI 4701U – 002 Word Count - 895 UOIT 12 Strategic Management Matching Dell Case Majuran Kulendran 100367320 BUSI 4701U – 002 Word Count - 895 Q1. The attractiveness of the personal computer industry tends to be at its growing stages as many companies were shifting towards developing personal computers for home use. Porters 5 Forces could be used to analyze the industries attractiveness in this era
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The following information supplements the information in the Dell Wireless WLAN Card User Guide. May 2008 Manual Addenda Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Half Mini Card Power Characteristics Current draw, Power Save mode: 24 mA (average) Current draw, Receive mode: 153 mA (average) Current draw, Transmit mode: 230 mA (average) Power Supply: 3.3 v ----------------------------------------------------------- Dell Wireless 1510 WLAN Half Mini Card Power Characteristics Current draw, Power Save
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Case 1 Matching Dell Discussion Questions 1. Draw a product-market structure for Dell’s PC’s. 2. Conduct a Five Forces Analysis of the PC Industry in the late 1990’s. Is the industry structurally attractive? 3. We know that Distinctive Capabilities are apparent in a company’s activities (procedures) give a firm a competitive advantage. Enumerate these distinctive “activities” for Dell. 4. How successful have efforts to match Dell been? 5. What should the rivals do now?
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please visit www.BaselineScience.com B a s e l i n e S c i e n c e , I n c . • w w w. b a s e l i n e s c i e n c e . c o m Matching Dell: A Strategic Case Analysis Dan Demers GS 604, Thursday 5:00 – 7:20 Matching Dell : D ell’s Key Strategic Issue s At the close of the case, Dell is presented with two key strategic issues. The first strategic issue facing Dell is the movement of rivals seeking to mimic Dell’s direct sales model, while the second strategic issue is the declining trend
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