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1 Kamran Tahir (14) BS-VIII Case II: Dell Inc. October 25, 2013
Organization Structure Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, Dell Inc. is managed on a geographic basis. The three geographic segments are the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Dell maintains more than 7 million square feet of office, research, manufacturing and distribution space in the United States, with another new half-million squarefoot manufacturing facility under construction in North Carolina. Dell also maintains 4.5 million square-feet of office, research, manufacturing and distribution space around the globe. The Americas The Americas segment is based in Round Rock, Texas and covers the US, Canada, South America and Latin America. Dells operations in America are reported in two different categories: Business and US Consumers. The net revenues for the Business Division amounted to $25,339 million, making it by far the companys largest segment, accounting for almost 52 percent of total net revenues and 61 percent of total operating income in 2004. The consumer sales in the US totaled $7,601 million, accounting for just over 15 percent of total net revenues and over 9 percent of total operating income in 2004. Together, the Americas region account for almost 67 percent of Dells total net revenues and 70 percent of operating income. Dell controls 29.1 percent of the total market for PC sales in the Americas, easily placing it ahead of its rivals.
28 Jan 05
25,339 7,601 32,940 10,787 5,478 49,205
28 Jan 04
21,888 6,715 28,603 8,495 4,346 41,444
28 Jan 03
19,394 5,653 25,047 6,912 3,445 35,404
Europe Dells Europe operations are based in Bracknell, England, and covers the European, some African and Middle Eastern countries. Dell reported net revenues of $10,787 million from Europe in 2004, amounting to almost 22 percent of total net revenues and 19 percent of its total operating income. Dells 11.7 percent market share for sales of PC sales in Europe, makes Dell the second-largest supplier of computers in this segment. Asia-Pacific The Asia-Pacific segment is based in Singapore and covers the Pacific Rim, including Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In 2004, sales in the Asia-Pacific segment generated $5,487 million in net revenues, accounting for just over 11 percent of total net revenues and total operating income in 2004. Dell is the third largest supplier of personal computers in Asia-Pacific and holds 8.3 percent of market share. Manufacturing Dell manages manufacturing facilities in six locations: Austin, Texas (Americas) Nashville, Tennessee (Americas) El dorado do Sul, Brazil (Americas) Limerick, Ireland (Europe) Penang, Malaysia (Asia-Pacific and Japan) Xiamen, China (China)