Dell, one of the world's leading computer companies, takes about 3-5 days to ship an average product. But why? Why does Dell take so long? This post will give you some insights into what happens before your PC or laptop even leaves the factory.
Why does dell take so long to
ship
Now, on to the real reason why Dell
takes so long to ship. Like almost all consumer electronic companies, Dell has
a huge inventory of parts, components and products that they need to keep in
stock at any time. The only way they can do this is if your PC was actually
made weeks (or even months) before it ships. This means that the whole
manufacturing and production process can't be much shorter than 3 weeks.
Sometimes, Dell will actually work with suppliers to create custom parts or components
for a product. This increases the time by an extra week or two! That's why when
you order something from dell, it often takes so long to ship: because they
could have already been working on that product for a few weeks or even months
before they sell it to you.
Dell's inventory of parts and
components
Now you might be wondering: what
actually happens in those 3-5 days before Dell ships out your product? Well,
first they have to send the order over to a warehouse where it will sit until
someone picks up the PC or laptop. PCs and laptops are often owned by multiple
people, which is why you might not get a notification that your order has
actually been shipped out. On average, Dell gets an order every 7 seconds !
That's a lot of people purchasing from Dell. So now you know why it takes so
long for your PC or laptop to ship! Hopefully this could help explain to family
and friends as well.
Dell offers customization for
their products, which takes more time to produce.
Dell does not actually put stickers
on their devices themselves, but instead they just ship an empty PC which the
customer then will manually install the Windows OS. They originally started
this because at one point Dell actually made their own version of Windows but
later stopped to keep it compatible with their range of different computers and
laptops. So now when you order a PC from Dell it may come with a Windows
sticker for the customer who did buy a version of Windows but others would get
their PC without one.
Dell has a large number of
warehouses and distribution centers, which slows down the shipping process
Dell has over 100 warehouses and
distribution centers just in the United States. This is because they have a
large variety of products to ship from, which takes a long time for them to
organize and put into their order system. They also need multiple warehouses to
store all their products until they are ready to ship them out. This can
sometimes take weeks because it can take a long time just to find the product
you want in their warehouses.
Dell's shipping times are
slow because they offer a wide variety of products
This is related to the previous
point. Since Dell has so many different products, they need to have a lot of
warehouses and distribution centers around the world in order to ship out their
product range! This can cause a large variety of problems for people who want a
new laptop or PC ASAP.
conclusion
So in conclusion: Dell takes a few weeks (or months) to build
and manufacture the PC or laptop before it actually ships because they often begin working on new
products even before they sell it. This
means they need to keep many parts and components in stock for when customers
place orders.
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