Research Paper on:
DELL, HEWLETT PACKARD AND ANALYSIS

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and Hewlett-Packard, are in a "dead heat" when it comes to everything from competitive advantage to market share. Both of these companies are working hard toward acquiring dominance in the  marketplace. In this paper, the CEO of another international business, CompuCorp. Which also specializes in computer products and services, is concerned that  his company is continuing to loose market share to both Dell and HP. One reason for this is because the other firms have transformed their business models and reorganized their  supply chains to reflect a stronger e-commerce/e-business initiative. To better analyze whats going on in the marketplace and to have a better  understanding of what CompuCorp needs to do, the CEO has asked the student (in guise as a consultant) to research and write a preliminary report to provide an analysis of  what constitutes a successful e-commerce business, and how such initiatives could be utilized by CompuCorp. The report would also determine the benefits an organization could receive (especially in the area  of competitive advantage) by adopting the initiatives, and any potential risks it might incur through such a strategy. To provide an intelligent  accounting of the situation, the report will first focus on the backgrounds of both HP and Dell, then will perform a SWOT analysis on each of these companies. Following that,  the paper will detail analysis on some successful e-commerce models, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such models (within the specific section), than provide recommendations for CompuCorp., as well as  potential pros and cons of such implementation. The one major "con" of implementation, as well point out at the outset, is that