Case 7-5 Dell Computer Corporation
Measuring and Controlling Assets Employed
Dell, an American computer hardware company based in Round Rock, Texas, develops, manufactures, supports, and markets a wide range of personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, personal digital assistants (PDAs), software, computer peripherals, and more. As of 2006 it employs more than 63,700 people worldwide and manufactures more computers than any other organization in the world. According to the Forbes 500 2005 list, Dell ranks as the 28th-largest company in the United States by revenue. In 2005, Fortune magazine ranked Dell as No. 1 on its annual list of the most-admired companies in the United States, displacing Wal-Mart.12
Dell has shown its ability to adapt to the marketplace and diversified its business to appeal to a variety of market segments over the years. Products range from Dell PowerEdge™ servers, Power Vault™, Dell EMC storage systems as well as......
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