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Dell’s Direct Model
Cut out middle man by purchasing from suppliers and delivering final product directly to customers.
Eliminates retailers who add unnecessary time and cost or diminish Dell’s understanding of customer expectations.
Use of the internet by customers is the purest form of Dell’s Direct Model.
Contact with suppliers
Shares information with its suppliers on a range of topics including product quality and inventory using Valuechain.dell.com.
Works with suppliers to ensure components are readily available just in time in Dell’s state-of-the art manufacturing facilities.
Develop and use Supplier Diversity Program.
Partnership with PartMiner Inc.
Attempts to avoid single sourcing.
Location of suppliers.
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