Essays on Dell

Laptop Contrast Comparison Essay

In these times for those who are not submerged in technology matters, can result very difficultly to make the best decision when buying a new laptop. There are a lot of brands that manufacture laptops, different base software, and each manufacturer made different laptops, to cover different needs, and as it wasn’t enough around every 3 weeks a new laptop or upgrade comes up. This makes people to study very much at the time of getting a new laptop and analyzing what is the best option given the price in most times.
In the past two years a Continue reading...

Introduction

Dell Inc. is leading computer companies in the world. Michael Dell founded this computer company in 1984. The company develops, sell, and support a wide array of products in the computer industry. In the Fortune 500 list, Dell Inc. is at position 41 (Shetty, 2010). In the computing industry, Dell Inc. comes third after the giant Hewett Packard (HP) and Lenovo. The history of Dell’s computer company borders on the business model developed by this entrepreneur. For over 28 years the company has been operating, it has attracted the interest of considerable population of consumers across the globe. Continue reading...

Introduction

Supply chain management is a term that is very common in many businesses enterprises. It is a term that has been subjected to a variety of definition but in its simplest form, supply chain management is a management philosophy whereby manufacturers or service providers utilize various integration and partnership efforts with suppliers to reduce the cost and improve quality and delivery timing. Terms such as integrated logistics, supplier integration, integrated purchasing strategy, supply chain management, value chain management, Just-In –Time (JIT) logistics, supply chain synchronization and lean production are some terms that are often mentioned alongside supply chain management. Continue reading...

Dell is one of the largest companies in the computer and technology industry. It was established by Michael Dell, and currently it operates as a public limited company. According to a requirement by SECP (Securities and Exchange Commission) all companies including Dell have to file 10-K report at the end of every fiscal year. This reports contains financial records, and a statement regarding the internal controls are procedures that are present in the company.
There is an audit committee for the company that looks that all the legal and financial matters of the companies are in compliance with the Continue reading...

Inventory Management

Inventory Management
Inventory refers to raw materials, finished goods and work-in-progress (WIP) that form part of a business’s assets which will be ready or are ready for sale. Inventory turnover is the primary revenue generation source, hence making inventory an important asset for most businesses. Holding large quantities of inventory is undesirable for most businesses since the holding costs are high. The holding costs of inventory include storage costs, spoilage obsolescence costs, insurance costs, inventory tracking, etc. However, possessing very little inventory is not good either since the business runs the risk of not meeting the customer demands, Continue reading...

Performance measures are an important tool for organizations to assess the performance of their organization. It helps them understand their position in the market as compared to competitors. These performance measures can also be used by companies to improve in areas where they are lacking. In specific performance measures tell companies the following; how well are they doing, how effectively are they achieving their goals, customer satisfaction levels, whether processes are in statistical control, and if there are any improvements required. Companies measure performance in all business units across the entire organization. However, the specific major processes of that Continue reading...

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Marketing
Competitors find it difficult to match Dell’s business strategy because the company approaches the building of computers differently. During the 90’s many competitors were building computers, but Dell built it computers on how the customers wants. Dell asked the customers how they wanted to build their computers, and they build it to order. The strategy made other competitors unable to match Dell’s business strategy. Other competitors were doing what they think the competitors want, but Dell was building its computers on what the customers need. Confusion with the management team was on how to match Continue reading...

Introduction

The field of finance is a broad one and it applies with different aspects in particular. It is required to apply numerous concepts that come under the ambit of financial management and accounting based stances. Among these concepts, the name of Cost of Capital is one of them
Organizations use different analytical methods to analyze the cost of capital in particular and among these methods the name of Pure Play Method (PPM) is one of them, which has its own significance and importance lies in a broad nutshell. The main theme of this assignment is to analyze the Cost Continue reading...

Difference in payment

The greatest problem that the company Dell had sometimes in the past was about the disparities in the payment of workers in relation to gender. The women had found out that their payment was so meager compared to their male counterparts (Buenger & De, 2011). The problem in Dell Company was however small. Women never used to be in the employment scene until the recent times especially after the industrial revolution when women started getting into the industries in search for jobs. The number has increased in the present times and women demand equal rights with men in organizations (Thompson & Continue reading...

Why the play is called "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? How and where in the play is this addressed and by whom?
The play is called “A Midsummer Night’s dream” because it was directed on Midsummer Night; the shortest night of the year. The play's title is suitable since most of the action occurs around the eve of May. Now the question is where and how the play is addressed and by whom? The answer of this question lies in play as all the four lovers (lysander, helena, hermia and demetrius) believed that they are dreaming and when Continue reading...

Dell is a computer manufacturing company that has its products in about 90 countries across the world. The company’s main headquarters are in the United States. The company is very passionate in improving its services to its customers. The IT department of the company has cost the company about $ 1.2 Billion annually. The company has now reduced about half the total amount that was used in IT because of the new developments that are in place to better the company. The company has experienced great transformation through standardizing, simplifying and automating its IT infrastructure.
Conducting Dell activities in Continue reading...

Business Report

Executive Summary
Introduction:
Complains can be termed as the disappointment of the customers. It is very imperative for an organization to manage complaints system so that they can retain their customers because if the customers are not satisfied with the organization, then the business must be ready to suffer dreadful impacts. A good organization can find a different way to make them unique from their business rivals. The management of the complaint is the most challenging stage for any organization because success is predominantly dependant on how efficiently they can manage complaints. It is necessary for the organization to Continue reading...

Saturation, Fluidity and Loss of Meaning

The chapter 13 highlights the modern theories of media in which a puzzling information is stated about the valuable insights based on massive speed-up and saturation of culture. This chapter has named this form of media, as a disorganized proliferation that is part of commercial objects and images. Moreover, the confusing part is the one that defines the delivering of messages and images in the context of its purchase, which is of less worth to its consumers. By describing that it has no relation to the outside world in terms of value except to themselves.
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Dell Computers is one of largest U.S. producers of personal computers, storage devices, business servers and workstations. Emphasizing long life-cycles, serviceability and reliability of their products, Dell Computers use variety of brands, this can be basically classified into Business/Corporate and Home Office/Consumer. The first group includes such brands as Latitude (business-focused laptops), Power Connect (network switches) and Dell Compellent (storage area networks), while desktop computers for home use are produced under Inspiron, Studio and XPS, representing budget, mainstream and high-end classes of products respectively (Dell, 2013). For the purposes of this assignment I would like to analyze branding and Continue reading...

Business 107 week 8 discussion 1 & 2

Dell Computer has been able to reduce supply chain costs by sharing information with its suppliers through the initiation of cost reduction strategy. The company has drastically reduced its production capacity thereby cutting down its inventory costs (Dell Official Site, 2013). The company has over the years been striving to reduce its cost of production while improving or maintaining the quality of their products. The suppliers do not need to raise their prices to subsidize for the additional cost that they have incurred since this is faced out by the company’s management. An example of a company that Continue reading...

- Use electronic and non-electronic sources to find out how Dell utilized its different kinds of organizational structures over time in capturing the following performance area:
- Motivation / Goal Setting Process
- Decision making/ Problem solving process
- Conflict Resolution
- Team building/ team process

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Designation
Dell utilized its different kinds of organizational structures over time in capturing motivation and goal setting process, decision making, conflict resolution and team building in the following manner.

Motivation / Goal Setting Process

The functional structure of Dell adopted in the 1990’s was useful in motivating its rapidly growing employees. The divisional structure of Dell adopted Continue reading...

A business organization structure should have written goals that are part of their business plan. It is these set goals that will describe what the organization plans to achieve in terms of market share, growth and profitability. In our case, Dell Company is utilizing its different organizational structure to improve performance especially in motivation and goal setting process. The different organizational structures in Dell are providing focus to the relevant employees (Robbins, 2009). When an organization set goals for its employees, it shows employees the organizational priorities. Therefore employees are familiar with what to focus in the coming quarter Continue reading...

Dell Corporation has experienced a significant decline in the sales of its personal computers. This has been caused by the considerable increase in demand for tablets as a perfect replacement for PCs. This has prompted Dell Corporation to enter into the competitive market of tablets. It has recently launched its two tablet models, which are latitude 10 and XPS 10.

Description of Its Competitors

In the tablet market, Dell Corporation is facing intense competition from different companies. Its main competitors are HP and Lenovo. There are two tablet models that are being sold by Dell Corporation, which are XPS 10 and Latitude 10. Continue reading...

Dell New Inspiron 23

When you are up to purchasing a computer system, you first need to list down your requirements and preferences. Since, every brand is famous for its special offer so once you will narrow down elements for the choice of your computer; it would become really easy to find the best system. During this phase, you first need to decide that for what purpose you want to purchase a computer system; is it for office use of home? Second, whether you want to have the latest features in your system or an ordinary computer can work for you. Third, the Continue reading...

Part 1

I am looking for the desktop computer system for my home use. Along with the desktop PC, I also want to purchase a monitor and a printer. For this purpose, I browsed through the internet, read reviews and the ranking of the best desktop PCs. Finally, I have made a decision to purchase Dell XPS One 27 online. There are number of reasons why I have chosen this desktop PC for my home use.
First and the most important feature of this desktop is its incredible touch display. It offers high resolution, and multi touch display with dual-hinge articulating Continue reading...

The aim of this study is to quantify ED-generated follow-up adherence rates amongst white, Black American, and Hispanic patients discharged from the ED of a managed care system.

Problem Statement

Previous studies have established that the adherence rates to ED-generated referrals are below par. These rates range between 26% and 56% amongst different ED populations (Kyriacou et al., 2005) even though higher (68 and 71.4%) and lower (17%) rates have been reported (Friedman, Dios, & Hannenman, 2010; Saroff, Dell, & Brown, 2001). The reasons for the poor compliance have also been identified. Amongst the commonly cited reasons is the problem of accessibility due Continue reading...

In order to survive and prosper in the current global market, businesses have had to elect on the best strategy to apply. Indeed, in this competitive environment it has not been easy to settle on one exclusive approach. It is on that premise that companies have applied a mix of the AAA triangle. This includes, arbitrage, aggregation and adaptation. Arbitrage essentially entails the exploitation of opportunities and niches in different regional markets. On the other hand, adaptation involves specializing so as to make the business relevant in the local markets while aggregation entails the application of large economies of Continue reading...

- What is meant by the phrase ‘replacing inventory with information’?
‘Replacing inventory with information’ is a very common term used while discussing the issues of supply chain management. Though it may seem to be a very simple idea where a costly element is being replaced by something that does not cost a dime; but this is not the case in reality. Inventory is an essential part of the supply chain as it helps in decoupling the demand and supply of the product. In the traditional way, a schedule is developed which focuses on optimizing the production while Continue reading...

Introduction

Supply chain management has become a key determinant of success or failure of a business entity in the current competitive environment. Supply chain management can be used to improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs associated with inventory, and improve the efficiency of purchasing material. In overall, therefore, supply chain management can be used to improve the competitiveness of a firm. Supply chain management has moved from a purely operational approach to an integrated approach that is more responsive to consumer needs. This shift can be attributed to rapid changes in tastes and preferences among consumers and cut-throat competition that has Continue reading...

Dell had to develop a social media strategic plan where it highlighted the mission, goals and the objectives meant to be achieved by the plan, to succeed in marketing its products in the current world. The plans are put into action on an annual or quarterly basis provided they provide the required result in the long run. The plan is changed in the line with the changes in the social landscape and also changes in the management of the company. Several considerations are put in place to ensure that the plan is a success such as the type of Continue reading...

Abstract

The Dell New Horizon represents how this computer company has grown since its inception in 1984. The company has recorded a rising growth since the year 1992 after it hit the ten billion dollar mark. It was estimated that the company made 30% growth in every year up to year 2000. This was accustomed to the increased technological use in that era and also as a result of increased internet usage. However, between the year 2000 and 2001 Dell recorded a reduction in its growth rates. This was linked to the increased number of computer providers and also due Continue reading...

Dell organization structure

Organization structure is an overview of how rights and duties are distributed in an organization. The structure describes the line of designation of authority to various individuals. Dell structure is matrix, and is characterized by high decentralization. The structure is formed out of functions and duties and not product or geographical location. It is structured into three divisions’ namely institutional which is the highest level, administrative and functional level.
The second level in the hierarchy is administrative level. Managers are assigned to head various department, for example marketing, research and development, finance, distribution, human resource and sales. The manager Continue reading...

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Market-neutral position long position in an element expected to do well and short position in a security expected to do badly. This is mostly done by professional traders trading for example a pair. This can be Forex ; USD/GBP or Google and Crude Oil. The purchase is made in the Hope as just as the price correlated commodities will converge again. When the market converges again, the profit is made from the deviation or pips the spread had caused. It should be noted that for market- Neutral position to be effective, the spread relationship between the two commodities Continue reading...

Michael Dell founded the dell company back in 1984 while still a student at Austin at the University of Texas. He started with a principal of $1000 and was working from his hostel. The company rose to become to become a multinational corporation that builds up, repairs, and trades computers and their accessories. It grew by increasing its customers and a large team of employers and had a stable growth, year after year.
Michael Dell resigned as the C.E.O in 2004 but retained the chairman position in the company. The president, Kevin Rollins took over as the new C.E.O. Continue reading...

Background information

Dell is one of the leading IT companies that specializes in production and distribution of Dell model of computers, software, smartphones, printers and other electronic spare parts all over the world. The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell while he was still a student and the founder is still currently the chairman and the Chief Executive officer of the company whose headquarters are currently based in Austin, Texas. The company has a wide number of competitors in the IT such as Microsoft, IBM, Apple and HP which are currently the leading IT products and services providers in Continue reading...

Dell Computer Cooperation

Supply chain management (SCM) is the putting together of science and art that goes into progressive improvement on the ways that the company uses to obtain raw materials that are used to make a service or product that is eventually delivered to the customer (Harland, 2000). To understand the procurement and the supply chain management fundamentals, it is essential to put together all the management activities into three categories: operational, tactical and strategic. Some of the strategic activities include the formation of solid relationships with customers and suppliers, and integration of information technology within the supply chain. Solid Continue reading...

Organizing at Dell Computers

Michael Dell is the founder of the Dell Computer Company. He had stepped down from his CEO position in this company in 2004 and only served as a chairman (Cliff, 2009). This gave him more time for research and technology. However, Dell is back into the company and is making various efforts to turn around Dell Computers. This is because, the company had started losing market and was criticized for poor customer service. The question “can Michael Dell be successful in turning around Dell Computers” is now in the minds of many people. Through his efforts, it is clear Continue reading...

External and Internal Environments

Background
Founded by Michael Dell in the mid 1980s, Dell Computers is one of the leading computer technology corporations in the world. At the height of the technology boom of the early 1990s, Dell reached a level where it had grown too large too fast to a point that it had to make radical internal changes to stay profitable (Fleisher & Bensoussan, 2007). The company’s rock bottom was in 1993 when it lost a considerable portion of its market share, saw its cash flow and net income drop to $20 million and negative $ 40 million respectively. This called for Continue reading...

For the successful completion of this research paper we have selected the companies Dell and Hewlett Packard. Both of these companies specialize in providing computer technology based services to their customers. To have a better understanding of these two companies, we have analyzed the mission statement, vision statement, strategies of social responsibility and their strategic planning methods. For attaining the required information we have used the investor information available in the website of these companies.

Comparison of the Mission Statements

The mission statement of Dell is “to be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer experience in markets Continue reading...

Executive Summary

The internet age has brought with it a revolution in business. It has been a departure from the age-old “manual” way of conducting business to an automated and computer generated applications which ensure that the producer, the retailer and the consumer are interlinked by the internet. As a result of the “internet revolution”, e-businesses have now emerged. These businesses conduct all their activities online, starting from marketing, advertising, display of products and even payment for the goods and services by the consumer (Kessler, 2003). This has reduced the expenditure and the time taken when marketers have to visit all Continue reading...

Three Personal Computers

For Use in an NGO

XYZ Network is an NGO that helps domestic abuse victims among the elderly. They need to purchase a set of personal computers or PCs to be used by their employees at the head office. As such, a review of three suitable PCs will be provided, with a comparisons of the their individual features as well as their function in the NGO. Finally, a recommendation will be made based on the findings of the review.
1 Overview
XYZ Networks seeks to aid elderly people who are victims of domestic abuse. Assistance provided includes legal guidance, Continue reading...

Question 1: Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? Identify costs incurred by L5 and not by L6. Identify any costs incurred to only L6 and not L5.

For better understanding of the question, I will describe both levels of supply. On level L5 motherboards and chassis are manufactured in China in two different factories. Then motherboards are brought to supplier logistics center by air freight and chassis are shipped by sea. Then third party integrator is assembling these parts and further they are sent to Dell manufacturing. On level L6, motherboards and chassis are Continue reading...

INDUSTRY/COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

COMPETITOR #1: Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. operates in the computer industry with the total market capitalization of 16 billion and the net profit margin of 16.2%. Apple Inc. is the biggest player in the market according to its market capitalization ($611.7 B), while its closest competitors is Dell Inc. has the market value of only $17.0 B . and it occupies the 17th position in the Fortune 500 list for 2012 (Cable News Network, 2012). The company focuses on design, manufacturing and selling of personal computers, software, media players, mobile communication devices as well the services related to them. Apple Continue reading...

Business proposal report: Cost analysis on the advantages of building a computer from scratch rather than buying the pre-made computer from computer companies such as Dell and HP.

Here is the business proposal report you requested on Cost analysis on the advantages of building a computer from scratch rather than buying the pre-made computer from computer companies such as Dell and HP.
The suspicions that people spend more money in buying pre-made computers from computer companies are right. It is more cost effective to build a computer from scratch than to buy a pre-made computer from computer companies such Continue reading...

Q1.Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? Identify costs incurred by L5 and not by L6. Identify any costs incurred to only L6 and not L5.

Level 5 manufacturing (L5) implies assembling desktop PC chassis, a fan and floppy disk drive. In some cases, it can also include power supply depending on the chassis configuration .In essence, Dell air freights the motherboard, and ships the chassis to the 3PIs ( third party integrators). The third party integrators are managed by the contract manufacturers. They integrate the components at their factories, they are then sent back to Continue reading...