4. Supply Chain of DELLSupply Chain Activities Involved in Managerial LevelsFor the supply chain to be strategically effective it has to be implemented in all the levels in theorganization. Therefore in all the three levels of DELL; strategic, tactical and operational, supply chain practices are being made use of. In the strategic level decisions will be made regarding the whole organization considering the supply chain. These decisions are critical since it reflects the overall corporate strategy of the company. In the case of DELL the unconventional idea of using direct sales method has to be come from the strategic level.Senior management of DELL is giving the strategic direction when considering the product thatthe company should manufacture and offer to their customers. Especially the customer segmentsare identified targeting company marketing and advertising. It is the same when it comes tomanufacturing of products strategically decisions are taken to verify the capacity of existingfacilities and other logistics related things. DELL is using 3PL providers and it applies the theoryof manufacturing overseas.It is needed to analyze and predict the capacity in supply chain therefore measures can be takento expand the facilities accordingly. The middle level management team has the responsibility ofthis. There is more significance when it comes to the operational level. All the supply chainactivities in DELL are done thoroughly by this cluster.TL 2050: Supply Chain Management Page 4