Dell has recently switched from
allowing customers a great deal of flexibility in designing their own computers
to having a few standard models with few options that can be selected by the
customer. Based on this information, respond to the following:

What operations strategy could Dell
be attempting with a move such as this?

What impact would this change have
on Dell’s capacity to produce computers? In other words, would the capacity
likely be increased or decreased by this decision? Explain your reasoning as to
why this would increase or decrease Dell’s capacity.

Would the acquisition of computer
components (hard drives, random access memory [RAM], microprocessors, etc.) be
made easier or more difficult by this decision? Explain your reasoning for your
choice.
Dell has recently switched from
allowing customers a great deal of flexibility in designing their own computers
to having a few standard models with few options that can be selected by the
customer. Based on this information, respond to the following:
What operations strategy could Dell
be attempting with a move such as this?
What impact would this change have
on Dell’s capacity to produce computers? In other words, would the capacity
likely be increased or decreased by this decision? Explain your reasoning as to
why this would increase or decrease Dell’s capacity.
Would the acquisition of computer
components (hard drives, random access memory [RAM], microprocessors, etc.) be
made easier or more difficult by this decision? Explain your reasoning for your
choice.