Dell

Strategic management practices at Dell include Corporate, Functional and B

usiness strategies. The corporate strategy ensures a diverse workplace where all
the companys industries and businesses are managed. At a business level, Dell us
es new advertising methods in advertising its new products to deal with competit
ors. At the functional level, Dell employs supply chain management, direct sales
, and low-cost manufacturing.
Regarding competition, Dell comes up with new advertising methods to adver
tise any new product way before their competitors. The company has 40, 000 worke
rs in 34 countries outside the United States of America., making it compete at a
global level. Successful HRM has enabled Dell continue using Direct Business Mo
del which saves time and costs incurred by retailers. Their customers enjoy the
ease in shopping while offering their employees specialized training to enhance
customer service. Dell has a diverse workforce, monitored internal and external
training processes culminating in a fair working place. These strategies are vit
als as all workers are equipped with skills enabling them to deal effectively wi
th their customers.
Dells mission is becoming the global leader in selling computers and offeri
ng the best experience to its clients. Dell has successfully lived up to its mis
sion by delivering high-quality products, affordable pricing, leading technology
, accountability of both the company and individuals. The company has also enjoy
ed financial stability, customization capabilities that are flexible, competitiv
e in-class support and service and exquisite corporate citizenship. However, due
to increased competition, Dell is yet to become the global leader in selling co
mputers.
Michael Porter differentiation strategies at Dell is exemplified through i
ts product line which is expanded to include high-speed data retrieval and stora
ge devices.

Fannie Mae
The Fannie Mae website has the asset-liability management strategy in supp
orting management decisions in its mortgage assets. To earn adequate returns, Fa
nnie Mae times the cash flow to establish the proper time to pay liabilities. Fa
nnie Mae sets ambitious goals concerning mortgage and housing, as stipulated in
the words change, innovation and progress at their website.
Monitoring of delinquent loans should be done to point out defaulters and
ensure they comply, but this strategy is omitted in the site. In the strategic i
mplementation, Fenni Mae identifies where and when best to invest in a housing p
roject and defines two types of families potentially in need of a housing; Singl
e families and multi-families.
Other information in the website can infer the monitoring strategy as the
enhancement of housing finance market liquidity is only successful where effecti
ve oversight is done. In Capital Markets, the website clarifies that Fannie Mae
minimizes risks and enhance investment market liquidity in housing. Monitoring e
nables the company reduce the risk.
From the website, Fannie Mae acknowledges the input of media contacts, leadershi
p and research team comprising of 11 professionals. However, the website expound
s on a board of directors, investors, and committees. The input of the team lead
ers and research team is acknowledged at the internet site while the rest of the
companys workers are ignored.
I would like the website to add data regarding its social responsibility a
nd its treatment of employees. The role of the employees at Fannie Mae should be
clearly stipulated to increase their ownership of the company. The staff page c
omprising the leadership team should have a description of their departments. Th
e website should also include a photo of the president with the entire workforce
, possibly standing or seated doing their work. Such a picture convinces prospec
tive clients that Fannie Mae consist of real people while warming up the website
.
By including photos of the entire employees communicates to the customers the re
al people they will meet while doing business. Such an undertaking brings the bu
siness closer to clients and offers them multiple ways of reaching it.