...26 February, 2011 PRESS RELEASE Interest Subsidy Scheme for Education Loans Under a Scheme announced by the MoHRD students whose parental income is upto ` 4.5 lakhs per annum are eligible for 100% interest subsidy on Education Loans availed from scheduled banks. Interest subsidy is available for loans disbursed on or after 1st April, 2009. Students who had loan sanctioned prior to that date would also be eligible for interest subsidy on fresh disbursements made by banks on or after 1st April, 2009. The subsidy would be paid on interest charged during the study period as well as subsequent moratorium period before commencement of repayment. The subsidy is applicable for pursuing any of the approved courses of studies in technical and professional streams from recognized Institutions in India. Students eligible for subsidy under the Scheme are requested to approach the bank branch from where loans have been availed immediately along with income certificate issued by the Competent Authority designated by the respective State Governments/UTs. The Govt. is presently releasing interest subsidy for the financial year 2009-10. Branch Managers of Scheduled banks granting educational loans on the lines of IBA Model Educational Loan Scheme are requested to provide guidance to students / parents in filing their application for subsidy. They should ensure that applications are processed immediately and submitted to their head offices so that consolidated subsidy claims...
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...Introduction and Company background The purpose of this case study is to analyze the new product scenario and provide a written report. Dell Computers was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 and has its head offices in Round Rock, Texas. (Benedetto, 2012, p. 165) Michael Dell has a very simply philosophy, selling computer systems directly to customers, Dell could best understand their needs and efficiently provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. This direct business model eliminates retailers that add unnecessary time and cost, or can diminish Dell's understanding of customer expectations. (Dell Inc. - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Dell Inc., 2012) Michael Dell started his company while he was still in College in 1984. The premise was to buy IBM parts wholesale and assemble computers and sell them for less money than the competitors were selling theirs for. Dell achieved sales of $6 million its first full year in business, approaching $40 million the next year. (Dell Inc. - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Dell Inc., 2012) Dell soon realized that he could not keep up with the explosive growth of the company and hired Tandy Corporations marketing executive team to run things. Tandy was a competitor at the time. Dell has experienced a very nice trajectory through the 90’s and projection over the next 5 years show a 47% increase in the number...
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...resources 5 5. The currently strategies of Dell Company 7 6.Analysis of Dell Company 10 6.1.Cost structure strategy analysis. 10 6.2 .Products differentiation strategy analysis. 11 6.3. Exit barriers and transfer cost strategy analysis. 12 6.4. Production capacity expansion method analysis. 12 6.5. Type of rivals analysis. 12 7. Recommendation 13 8.References 16 1.Summary In this report, through the analysis of the overall economic situation, resource allocation and the current market strategies of Dell Company, to explore the challenges and opportunities which does Dell Company face. The analysis shows that the lack of core technology is the biggest challenge of Dell. And the marketing strategies, which are used now, are sustainable, but these strategies still have the development space. Therefore, Dell should increase the investment in technological development, as well as improving the current strategies to more directional, focused, differences, and the ability to cooperate with other enterprises effectively. 2.Introduction of the company and the process of globalization Dell Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is in the leading position of global IT products and services provider (Dell, 2012). Its businesses include helping the customers establish the self-information technology and Internet infrastructures. The fundamental reason of Dell became the market leader is providing the standard technology products and services in the industry for the customers...
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...Dell Inc. Maria Galindo Bus 630 Managerial Accounting John Kuhn 5/21/2012 Dell, Inc. * What is Dell’s strategy for success in the marketplace? Does the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy, operational excellence, or product leadership customer value proposition? What evidence supports your conclusion? Dell’s strategy for success in the marketplace is a combination of their direct customer model with emphasis on standards-based technologies. D as well as highly efficient manufacture of products while providing customers with high quality and customized products as well as excellent customer service and support. The steps to follow are: 1. Establish direct effective relationship with customers by allowing them direct access. Dell removes the third party by allowing customers direct access. 2. Customers are able to purchase custom-built products and custom-tailored services. 3. Dell will be the low-cost leader. 4. Dell provides a single point of accountability for its customers. 5. Non-proprietary standards-based technologies deliver the best value to customers. * What business risks does Dell face that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? What are some examples of control activities that the company could use to reduce these risks? (Hint: Focus on pages 7-10 of the 10-K.) The business risks that Dell faces that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations. Include US global macroeconomic, competitive...
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...Case Assignment: Dell Michael Dell established the Dell Computer Company in 1984 with $1000. Over the years Dell grew to be the industry leader in personal computers. Michael Dell used many aggressive strategies to help Dell accomplish great success in a relatively short period of time. These strategies included allowing customers to individualize products, giving 24 hour phone service, and cutting out the middlemen by allowing direct mail order business. Outsourcing allowed Dell to have less inventory and have a faster turnover to new technology which gave a huge advantage over their competitors. Dell created good relationships with suppliers and that allowed them to cut costs by guaranteeing returning business. All these strategies cut costs and allowed Dell to be a leader in technology and quality. As other companies began to copy these strategies, competition began to heat up. In the 1990’s Dell launched an unsuccessful line of new laptop computers and had to recall 17,000 units because they were to slow and expensive. With more competition Dell decided to enter into the retail market which slowed down their strategy of cutting out a middleman and allowing quicker turnover to new technology. In 1993 after 14 consecutive quarters of rising profits Dell profits were only 10 million which was half of what they projected. Stock dropped drastically and many were already expecting the end of Dell. Three major problems were identified to be the reasons why Dell took a step back...
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...Eshita Malik September 28, 2015 Eshita Malik September 28, 2015 DELL BATTERY CASE In October 1993, Mark Holliday and the portable computer development team at Dell were faced with three design options regarding a proposal for launching a new series of portable computers by late fall of 1994. The three design options at the end of the profile phase of product were regarding battery design; to stick with the nickel hydride batteries, to adopt the new lithium ion batteries or to defer the battery decision for another nine months until the qualification phase of product development and choose either a dual-path or over-design approach currently. If I were a member of the team, based on the information given in the case study my recommendation would be to defer obligation to either battery design and go with a dual-path approach for now. At the time of this decision regarding batteries, looking at the financial data of Dell presented in the case, there are many factors to be considered. The net sales of the company were $890 and $2014 million in 1991 and 1992 respectively. The increase was much more than the forecast. But the Dell’s sales market share of laptops showed a decrease from 12% in 1992 to 2% in 1993. Due to the austere character of Dell’s business model, the R&D expenses were also a small part of the sales. The R&D expenses represented 4.7% of sales in 1991 and dropped to 2.4% in 1992. There is an understated importance of laptop sales market share in 1993...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION: 1.1BRIEF ABOUT DELL: Dell was established in 1984 by Michael Dell. It is based in Texas, USA. It sells laptops, personal computers, cameras, printers, and related products and software. Dell is very well-known for its direct-sales model and its “configure to order” way of supply, where customers can have their own order with required specifications and got it delivered at their place. Recently, Dell gave more focus to IT services and software. By 2012, Dell established a new software group and focus on four areas: end user computing, enterprise solutions, software and services Table 1: Basic Information about Dell Basic Information about Dell Name Nature of Business Dell Inc. Computers, IT and related software and products 1. Individual users with low income who appreciates technology such as students, small Target Customers home office users and so forth. 2. Large to mid-size businesses. Main Competitors locally & Globally Sony, Samsung, Apple Inc, Lenovo, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, 1 Intel, Seagate, Best Buy, SGI, SMCI, CRAY, CUDA, CSCO, CDW, FIO, IN, Acer, Toshipa. Marketing Strategy Innovative Direct Model Build-to-order approach. 1.2 FINANCIAL SITUATION: From graph 1 we may see that Dell is doing well enough through the last 4 years. Its revenues, expenses and profit are quite stable. It’s notable that revenues grew dramatically between 2010 and 2011. Revenues dropped again in 2013. Graph 1: Performance of Dell 2010-2013 ($ billions) 70,000 60,000...
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...Dell Computer Corporation is one of the world’s largest computer systems organizations. They design, build and customize products and services to satisfy a range of customer requirements, from the server, storage and professional services needs of the largest global corporations, to those customers at home. Dell is a perfect example of how harnessing the power of the Internet can lead to total market dominance. Through the company’s direct sales model, Dell has managed to grow from a $6 million to a $23 billion dollar company in 15 years. This is largely due to their extension of the direct model with information technology and the World Wide Web. The Internet became a worldwide tool for reaching Dell’s customer base and gave the company the ability to directly do business with partners and customers all over the world, one at a time, at no additional overhead. This successful business model put much emphasis on the customers. From the beginning to the end of the transaction, Dell understood completely what the needs of the customers were and this ony led to a network of satisfied customers with the potential to do business again and again in the future. However, the direct-sales business model was merely a tool for Dell to do business. If the success of Dell was based solely on this model, Dell would have not been able to rise to the top of the competition in two decades despite being a late entrant. Many competitors of Dell duplicated the model and tried to do...
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...Dell Inc. Dell is a global information technology company that offers its customers a broad range of solutions and services delivered directly by Dell and through other distribution channels. Dell is focused on providing technology solutions that are more efficient, more accessible, and easier to manage. Dell Inc. is a holding company that conducts its business worldwide through its subsidiaries. Dell’s global corporate headquarters is located in Round Rock, Texas. 1- Dell Products and Services Dell designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports a wide range of products, solutions, and services. It also provides various customer financial services to its Commercial and Consumer customers. Enterprise Solutions and Services o Enterprise Solutions • Servers and Networking • Storage o Services • Transactional —Sales of servers, storage, and client offerings. • Outsourcing —Data center and systems management, network management. • Project-based —IT infrastructure, applications, business process, and business consulting. • Infrastructure, Cloud, and Security Services —cloud computing, infrastructure consulting. • Applications and Business Process Services —Application development and maintenance. Software and Peripherals Dell offers printers, televisions, notebook accessories, mice, keyboards, networking and wireless products, digital cameras, and other products, software products, including operating systems...
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...Dell Inc. Tanner Dean Ashford Managerial Accounting BUS 630 Instructor Aisha Meeks March 05, 2012 Dell Inc. Dell, a Delaware corporation, was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell on a simple concept: by selling computer systems directly to customers, Dell could best understand their needs and efficiently provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs (Dell, 2005, p. 1). Dell Inc., with fiscal 2011 net revenue of $61.5 billion, is a premier provider of products and services worldwide that enable customers to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures (Yahoo Finance, 2012). Dell offers a broad range of enterprise systems (servers, storage, workstations, and networking products), client systems (notebook and desktop computer systems), printing and imaging systems, software and peripherals, and global services. During calendar 2004, Dell was the number one supplier of personal computer systems worldwide as well as in the United States. Dell’s global market leadership is the result of a persistent focus on delivering the best possible customer experience by selling products and services directly to customers (Dell, 2005, p. 1). By selling products directly to the customer, Dell has developed a marketplace niche and strategy for itself that has enabled it to remain relevant and successful. Dell’s business strategy combines its direct customer model with a highly efficient manufacturing and supply chain management organization and an emphasis...
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...Dell, Inc. BUS630- Managerial Accounting Dr. Jared Eutsler August 10, 2012 * What is Dell’s strategy for success in the marketplace? Does the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy, operational excellence, or product leadership customer value proposition? What evidence supports your conclusion? Dell’s strategy “combines its direct customer model with a highly efficient manufacturing and supply chain management organization, and an emphasis on standards-based technology” (Dell, 2005, p. 1). The purpose of Dell’s multifaceted strategy is to be efficient when it comes to manufacturing products and effective when it comes to providing services. Dell feels that their business strategy allows them to “provide customers with superior value; high-quality, relevant technology; customized systems; superior service and support; and products and services that are easy to buy and use” (Dell, 2005, p. 1). Dell also focuses on developing new technologies that incorporate consumer-desired features and capabilities at a highly competitive price. Utilizing feedback from customers, Dell engineers “work with a global network of technology companies to architect new system designs, influence the direction of future development, and integrate new technologies into Dell’s products [which allows them to] quickly and efficiently deliver new products and services to the market” (Dell, 2005, p. 2). Dell relies on a combination of customer intimacy, operational excellence, and product...
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...Apple vs. Dell A Comparative Analysis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for Elephants and Cheetahs: Systems, Strategy and Bottlenecks Submitted to Prof. Saral Mukherjee Ms. Kavya Sajwan 01-September-2013 Prepared by Anubhav Sinha Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The computer industry is highly competitive and is characterized by large number of competitors and price based competition. Factors like technology, income levels and internet usage are drivers of growth in the industry. In this industry Dell and Apple have followed two distinct strategies to succeed. Dell has Just-in-time manufacturing facilities, direct sales to customers, mass customization and build-to-order manufacturing. It basically operates assembly plants and purchases all the components from partner suppliers and tries to achieve a virtual integration of suppliers, manufacturing and customers. Dell products appeal to customer segments that are looking for affordable, high performance products and are typically large businesses. The manufacturing practices at Dell have helped in cutting costs and delivering latest technology products to the customers. The direct sales strategy has also provided Dell with a feedback mechanism which helps it forecast demand trends much better and reduce the risk. R&D at dell is geared towards process improvements and quality controls. Dell however, cannot bring architectural innovation...
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...Dell Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, Dell Computer Corporation is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Dell was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, the computer industry's longest-tenured chief executive officer, on a simple concept: that by selling computer systems directly to customers, Dell could best understand their needs and efficiently provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. Dell Global Citizenship Principles Dell's global citizenship principles guide the company as it globalizes its operations, enters new markets, and expands its global employment base. Dell's goal is to be a good neighbor in the communities where we live and work. Our global citizenship principles are based on our corporate values and policies regarding social and environmental stewardship and draw from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Standardization, as well as the experience of other corporations around the globe. The Dell Effect Dell is committed to using its unique direct business model to make technology more affordable and accessible to people and institutions around the world so that they can take advantage of the tremendous economic and social benefits of more pervasive technology. To do this, Dell is: • Using its customer direct model...
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...Dell Strategic Management Assignment/Case Study Solution Dell Strategic Management Assignment/Case Study. It reviews the organizational structure, vision, mission, SWOT, PESTEL Analysis, Strategic Group Map Competition and Product Positioning Map of Dell. This is a sample paper. If you like to order your own paper, please Click Here Introduction This report undergoes a strategic management overview of Dell, one of the leading PC vendors of the world with a unique operations model focusing on built to order and direct to consumer frameworks. The report begins with a comprehensive overview of the company’s operations, its hierarchy, location and principle of logistics. An understanding of the vision, mission and objectives allows for the strategic analysis to be put into context and perspective. Our first strategic analysis tool is the SWOT analysis followed by an internal and external factor analysis. This is accompanied by a TWOS matrix allowing the report to pin point specific strategies which may help the organization cash on its strength and opportunities to offset threats. An overview of the life cycle of the industry is followed by a PEST analysis. Understanding the political factors is critical and along with the location principles explained in the first section – allows us to pin point some strategic direction for the company. Similarly the economic, social and technological factors are discussed for the industry and the implications for Dell on a strategic level. A competitive...
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...management organization and an emphasis on standards-based technologies. This strategy enables Dell to provide customers with superior value; high-quality, relevant technology; customized systems; superior service and support; and products and services that are easy to buy and use. Does the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy, operational excellence, or product leadership customer value proportion? What evidence supports your conclusion? The main focus for Dell would have to be its customer intimacy. Dell's business model eliminates wholesale and retail dealers that would add unnecessary time costs and should diminish Dell's understanding of what the customer expects of them. By avoiding expenditures associated with the retail business, Dell is able to offer superior customer service. From a personal point of view, I had a virus downloaded by an unwanted email and Dell's customer support service took care of me and eventually, after a few hours, eradicated the virus. My computer has been fine ever since. What business risks does Dell face that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? One risk is that Dell needs to manage its research and evaluation of new technologies much better. This will allow them to keep up with their competitors and effectively manage their product transition in order to positively affect the demand for Dell's products. What are some examples of control activities that the company could use to reduce their risks...
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