This document provides an overview of Dell Inc. as a computer hardware manufacturer. It discusses Dell's history starting in 1984, its business model of selling computers directly to customers, key leadership including founder Michael Dell, products, services, advertising campaigns, competitors, and future predictions. The document also outlines Dell's position as the second largest PC manufacturer globally with over $60 billion in annual revenues in recent years.
4. GOLDEN RULE AT DELL
Disdain inventory
Always listen to the Customer
Design
Never sell indirect
5. INTRODUCTION
A Fortune 500 Corporation
World 2nd largest Computer manufacture
An American based Corporation
Deals mainly Computer Hardware
Deal directly with end user
End user can customize a/c their need
6. HISTORY OF DELL
Founded by Mr. Michael Dell a 18 year boy
Estd in 1984 at Texas in his Dorm
Registered as PC’s Limited
With a very little fund only
Launched its 1st PC (named Turbo PC) in 1985
Its contains Intel 8088 MPU
In 1996 ,it became a 1 million dollar company
7. KEYPERSON AT DELL
Michael Dell :--
Founder of DELL computer
Youngest CEO in World
Left college to focus on his
Business in 1985
Now CEO and Chairman of DELL
Pursuing his degree in medicine
Have a hobby of building
Computers
9. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Introduced fastest computer in 1986
Its has lowest price among all other
Went to SPRING COMDEX’s 86
Expanding his business globally
Open office in London in June 1987
Introduced Li-ON battery in 1993
AMD mpu firstly used by DELL
www.dell .com is launched in June 1994
11. BREAKTROUGH
As soon as www.dell.com is launched
Customization become very easy
Than telephonic customization
Product list is available with Price
Direct purchase with credit card
Brochure sent directly to email
Technical support
Even complain is accepted there
12. MAJOR SETBACKS
First setback experienced in year 1984
When huge stock of 256k memory chip become
useless
Due to capacity of memory increased (from 256k to
1 MB) in almost Overnight
OLYMPIC series got huge failure
Potentially affected batteries were sold with Laptops
in 2006
13. CRITICISM
For different main board and PSU in 1990
For better Business bureau in 2005
For Quality of customer service in 2006
OVERCOME :--
Replace all the defected batteries
Improve its customer service by investing 150 million
dollars
14. Dell Products
• Laptops and Minis
• Desktop Computers
• Printers and Ink
• Televisions
• Software(Anti-Virus and security, Business and Office, Operating Systems, etc,)
• Allienware
• Gaming PC and Console
• Digital Cameras & CamCorder
Dell
• Desktop Accessories(Keyboard, speakers,headphones, headset, adapters e.t.c)
• GPS (vehicle, phone, outdoor)
• Handhelds & Phones
• Memory(Dell memory, memory sticks, memory upgrades)
• Laptop accessories(cases, mice, keyboards, adapters, batteries, etc;)
• Mp3 players
• Networking (adapters,routers,wireless/wifi, etc)
16. CURRENT MARKET POLICY
Lowering of prices
Offers free products
Offers free shipping
Purchases via internet/telephone
Customization via internet/telephone
All types of advertisement
17. Advertisement & Promotion
By print media
Giving various discount on large
purchase
Through Electronic media
Image advertisement By making
“Ben Curtis” its brand
ambassador
“ DUDE YOU ARE GETTING A
DELL “ a slogan used for
advertisement
18. Market share
2nd Largest Share of PC business
With 19.2% market share
Just after HP with market share 23.9%
Still very limited success in INDIA
Have global collaboration with Xerox for printing
solution
In INDIA have collaboration with WIPRO
8.1% share in Server market
19. Its competitor strategies
Tough competition other Branded PC’s
Come with Other Product
Organizing various activity
make their TOMA higher
Assembled PC by Local merchants
Price Is almost same
Cont…
20. Its competitor strategies
Other also started direct delievery.eg: HP
Providing essential software
Introducing tough pad
Image advertisement from Local legends
Buying competitor unit to down competition
Grey marketing of various computer products
21. FUTURE PREDICTION
Image advertising by Local Legends
Focus more TV advertisement
Free Home delivery
Emphasis on Peripheral Goods
Open more DISPLAY OUTLET
Like recently tie up with “GOME Group” the largest
electronic retailer in China
22. Learning on the Fly
Learns quickly when facing new problems;
A relentless and versatile learner;
Open to change;
Analyzes both successes and failure for clues to
improvement;
Experiments and will try anything to finds solutions;
Enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks;
Quickly grasps the essence an the underlying structure of
anything.