Dell 2
In this multimedia case Kevin Peesker, former President of Dell Canada faces the issue of evaluating Dell's go-to-market business model with its customers. The model at the time was being direct to customers; its was a foundation of the business that made Dell successful as an organization, which was taking out the middleman in the supply chain of getting a product from research and development through to a customer receiving it in their hands for utilization. Given market forces, Dell was no longer sure if this approach was going to be successful over the long term. What should they do?
Interviewee
Kevin Peesker
Company
Industry
Business Activity
Dell Inc.
Consumer and Business Computing Technologies
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Size
Large
Employees
More than 10,000
Greater than $25 million
Yearly Revenue
Private Company
Type of Entity
Subject
Marketing
Level of Difficulty
Medium
Teaching Objectives
Learn about business and consumer technologies industry
Keywords
Business Model
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