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OLYMPIA COLLEGE

Diploma in Business Management

Business Management

BM 401(09)

Assignment (January 2012)

SUBMISSION DATELINE: 30TH

MARCH 2012


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Olympia College Assignment Diploma in Business Management

NOTES TO STUDENTS

Check carefully the submission date and the instructions given with the assignment. Late

assignments will not be accepted.

Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due date.

Do not leave things such as printing to the last minute excuses of this nature will not be

accepted for failure to hand-in the work on time.

You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.

If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness, you

may apply (in writing) for an extension.

Failure to achieve a PASS grade will results in a REFERRAL grade being given.

Take great care that if you use other peoples work or ideas in your assignment, you properly

reference them in your text and any bibliography.

The outcome of this research should be in a form of an academic paper, of not less than 2000

words (not inclusive of the list of references) in length.

Business Management T32011DBM Page 2 of6

LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT CRITERIA COVERED

Understand the organisational

purposes of businesses identify the purposes of different types of organisation

describe the extent to which an organisation meets the

objectives of different stakeholders explain the responsibilities of an organisation and

strategies employed to meet them

Understand the nature of the

national environment in which

businesses operate

explain how economic systems attempt to allocate

resources effectively

assess the impact of fiscal and monetary policy on

business organisations and their activities

evaluate the impact of competition policy and others

regulatory mechanisms on the activities of a selected

organisationUnderstand the behaviour of

organisations in their market

environment

explain how market structures determine the pricing and

output decisions of businesses

illustrate the way in which market forces shape

organisational responses using a range of examples

judge how the business and cultural environments shape

the behaviour of a selected organisation

Be able to assess the significance

of the global factors that shape

national business activities

discuss the significance of international trade to UK

business organisations

analyse the impact of global factors on UK businessorganisations

evaluate the impact of policies of the European Union on

UK business organisations


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I, __________________________ hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not

copied or plagiarised from any sources. I have referenced the sources from which information isobtained by me for this assignment.

________________________________ _________________________

Signature Date

Grading Criteria

Pass is achieved by meeting all the requirements defined in the

assessment criteria for pass for each unit.

Merit Descriptor Indicative Characteristics Evidence / Comments

identify and apply strategies

to find appropriate solutions

M1

an effective approach to study

and research has been applied

select/design and apply

appropriate methods/

techniquesM2

a range of methods and

techniques have been applied

present and communicate

appropriate findings

M3

appropriate structure and

approach has been used

use critical reflection to

evaluate own work and

justify valid conclusions

D1

the validity of results has

been evaluated using defined

criteria

take responsibility formanaging and organizing

activities

D2

substantial activities/projectsor investigations have been

planned, managed and

organized

demonstrate convergent,

lateral and creative thinking

D3

Capacity for innovation and

creative thought has been

used

OTHER COMMENTS:



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Signature:

Name of assessor.

Date:.



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Title: DELL Computers

DELL Computers, a leading PC supplier to corporate and government customers,

today is now among the first companies to provide its customers with the next level of

industry-standard Pentium processor power, while many vendors are still struggling to

broaden their processor-based product lines. Dell's unique ability to take a market strategy

position during important technology transitions because of its build-to-order manufacturing

process. This build-to-order approach allows the company to maintain low inventory levels

and integrate emerging technologies into systems.

Today's customers are reducing their supplier bases, providing the opportunity for the

most capable suppliers to seize huge market share gains as Dell needs to redefine its strategy

to make business capabilities within the core of the business model as it requires creating a

new strategy and bringing the company's core activities into alignment with its business

model in customer operations strategy, core operations capabilities and organization

structure. In 1994, Dell was a struggling second-tier PC maker, the company ordered its

components in advance and manufactured to inventory.Then Dell began to implement a new business model. It converted its operations to a

build-to-order process, eliminated its inventories through a just-in-time system, and sold its

products directly to consumers putting these new supply chain capabilities at the core of its

strategy, Dell developed a supply chain mastery that went far beyond the simple pursuit of

efficiency and asset productivity. However, the company had to make a series of very

difficult strategic tradeoffs to bring its functional activities into alignment with its new

business model.

Tasks:

1. Identify and examine the vision, mission, goals and objectives of DELL Computerswithin its environment.

2. Investigate and appraise the internal culture, structure, leadership, communication and

group behavior of the organization in its environment.

3. Investigate and classify the external environment factors in which this organization is

operating using PESTLED.

4. In the context of DELL Computers, critically discuss the importance and barriers to

go global.



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Guidance:

Students are required to conduct a thorough research using various research tools and

relevant information search. Students are required to identify the issues or problems

for which they must describe, analyze, and discuss in the assignment. Students are advised to conduct the research with some reliable sources (for e.g. E-

brary).

References such as www.google.com must be avoided.

Harvard Referencing is mandatory.

Refer to the Assignment Writing Format Guideline in writing your assignment.

NOTE : If you are caught plagiarizing, you could have your grade reduced to zero, or

at worst, you could be excluded from the course.

End of paper


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