In 1880 five aboriginal trackers were each promised the equivalent of 100 australian dollars for to capture the notorious outlaw ned kelley. in 1993 the granddaughters of two of the trackers claimed that this reward had not been paid. the victorian prime minister stated that if this was true, the government would be happy to pay the $100. however, the granddaughters also claimed that they were entitled to compound interest.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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so they can see what that city is producing and to also see if they can some how get that product. like gold in africa.