Supply Chain Analysis of Dell

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DELL
SUPPLY CHAIN
ANALYSIS OF DELL
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9/18/2019

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Contents
A brief outline of the assignment purpose and outcome............................................................3
Background information of the organisation.............................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Data collection method..............................................................................................................4
Ethical consideration..................................................................................................................5
Supply chain analysis of Dell.....................................................................................................6
Direct sales model..................................................................................................................6
Build-to-order.........................................................................................................................6
Supply chain integration........................................................................................................7
The challenges faced by dell......................................................................................................7
Conflict management and it strategies.......................................................................................9
Strategy one: Accommodating...............................................................................................9
Strategy Two: Avoiding.........................................................................................................9
Strategy Three: Collaborating................................................................................................9
Strategy Four: Compromising..............................................................................................10
Strategy five: Competing.....................................................................................................10
Trends and recommendations for the company Dell.............................................................10
Data-visualization Will Shorten Delivery Times.................................................................10
Supply Chain Managers Will Focus on Increasing Perfect Order Deliveries......................11
Sustainable Practices Will Be a Leading Focus of Supply Chain Executives.....................11

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Service Supply Chains Will Dominate the Market..............................................................12
Supply Chain Management Will Finally Have a Standard Certification Process................12
Social responsibility of dell in purchasing...............................................................................13
Recommendation and conclusion............................................................................................14
REFRENCES...........................................................................................................................15
Appendices...............................................................................................................................18
Questionnaire.......................................................................................................................18

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A brief outline of the assignment purpose and outcome
This assignment is the study of supply chain management, the report discusses the Dells
supply chain management and how the company uses it supply chain in order to successful in
the organization. The purpose of the assignment is:
1. To find the key drivers behind the supply chain of dell.
2. To understand the supply chain procedure of dell and the things that affects the supply
chain of dell internally and externally.
3. The report also discusses the various steps taken by the company dell towards the
social responsibility when linked to the supply chain and purchasing activities of Dell.
Through this research paper the following outcome has be analysed Supply Chain
Management is a very significant thing because it upsurges keenness and consumer
satisfaction. In this today’s world and age, Supply chain management plays an essential part
of a company's achievement. Professionally consecutively supply chains permit firms to
rapidly provide produces to the end-user for a little price (Gold, Seuring, and Beske, 2010)
Background information of the organisation
Dell is multination company for computer technology. it is a company that grows, supports,
vends and repairs computers and the connected services and products. The company was
named after the owner of the company Michael Dell. It is one of the biggest companies for
technology in the domain. Dell has around 145000 employees around the world (Bou-Franch,
and Blitvich, 2014).
It is a company that sells individual computers, servers, data storage, devices and network
switches and etc. Dell is company that is well recognized for inventions in electric