DELL Supply Chain
Company Background Founded in 1984 Employs 53,000 people in 80 countries Revenues in excess of $49 billion Net income over $3 billion Market Capitalization greater than $91 billion
Cash & Revenue Management
Customer Segmentation 1989 stopped selling via retail channel 1997 decided to dedicate a team to consumers Segmenting gives them ability to forecast better
Dell’s Supply Chain Strength in: Flow of information Flow goods
Manufacturing Sites
Push/Pull System Push/Pull boundary located in the SLC Mass Customization
Just-In-Time Manufacturing Components arrive JIT 6 Hrs. to manufacture products Organized into work cells Assemble value-added products Standardized and modular components
Inventory Low inventories with high turnover 2 weeks in hub, turnover 100 times/yr. 2 hrs. in factory, turnover 4 times/day Hubs are vendor managed Utilize demand shaping Centralized vs. decentralized systems Postponement
Strategic Alliances Requires suppliers to meet stringent performance goals Provides suppliers with training and development Focused on reducing inventory throughout supply chain
Collaborative Forecasting Continuously rebalances demand with supply Use ValueChain to share real-time information Multiple suppliers for each component Supplier representation on-site
Quality Quarterly Business Reviews Data driven decisions Identify actions / commitments Agreement on future performance targets Measure and reward performance
Quality Quick response time to customer feedback and quality issues High levels of customer satisfaction Process capability of 5 sigma On-time-delivery rate = 84%
Distribution Strategy Direct Model Tenets - Ship to Target & Deliver to Target. Ship to Target - Order to shipment. Deliver to Target - Customer actually receives the goods. Lead Time Reduction
Internet and E-business Dell structure for e-commerce International e-commerce Online sales and support
Communication “The ability to directly disseminate and react to information is core competency.” Michael Dell directly communicate several layers down to find out what happened? Micromanagement?
Obstacles 2002 labor lockout of West Coast Docks “When a labor problem or an earthquake, or a SARS epidemic breaks out, we’ve got to react quicker than anyone else.” Shipping partners gave them a warning China has ability to duplicate direct model
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