QUESTION Michael Porter’s value chain analysis describes how particular resource categories contribute to the firm’s strategic performance. Demonstrate how this can be done using examples from an organization of your choice. INTRODUCTION Michael Porter introduced the value chain analysis concept in his 1985 book the Competitive Advantage. Porter suggested that activities within an organization add value to the service and products that the organization produces and all these activities should be
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Value Chain as Competitive Advantage Unit 3 Assignment Gerod Washington GB570 Managing the Value Chain John Craddock Kaplan University April 6‚ 2014 Value Chain as Competitive Advantage Successful companies are successful because of their ability manage the intrinsic concept which develops and evolves their value chain and competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with a compelling argument as to why an effective value chain creates competitive advantage
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Dell’s Value Chain Dell Computer‚ with close supplier relationships‚ encourages sup-pliers to focus on their individual technological capabilities to sustain leadership in their components. Research and development costs are too high and technological changes are too rapid for any one company to sustain leadership in every component. Suppliers are also pressed to drive down lead times‚ lot sizes‚ and inventories. Dell‚ in turn‚ keeps its research customer- focused and leverages that research to
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The Value Chain The term ‘Value Chain’ was used by Michael Porter in his book "Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining superior Performance" (1985). The value chain analysis describes the activities the organi- zation performs and links them to the organizations competitive position. Value chain analysis describes the activities within and around an organization‚ and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the organization. Therefore‚ it evaluates which value each
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Introduction The notion of the ‘value chain’ was first created by Michael Porter. The concept of having a value chain in any business is for it to develop a sustainable competitive advantage in the industry that it operates in. All organizations entail various activities that link together to create the value of the company‚ and together these activities form the organisation’s value chain. The Value chain of any industry always begins with the production of raw materials and ends when the final
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VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS Value Chain Analysis describes the activities that takes place within and around a business and relates it to the competitive strength of the business. According to Michael Porter who introduced the value chain analysis concept suggested that the activities which an organization carries out adds value to the services and products which it produces. In order for a business to gain competitive advantage‚ their activities should be directed at its optimal level efficiently so
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value chain analysis Inbound Logistics Operations Marketing Service Outbound Logistics SAP ‚ VCM SAP ‚ CRM - DMS Strategic Alliances Transporters‚ Convoy Drivers Association Dealer Network‚ Marketing Research Firms‚ Vehicle Financing Regional Warehouses‚ Dealer Workshops‚ Distributors‚ TASS 9 Value Chain Analysis: Tata Motors Inbound Logistics Long term contract with service provider’s – transporters and agents Personnel at regional offices for over seeing
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THE VALUE CHAIN In addition to studying the external environment characterized by threats and opportunities‚ it is also essential to analyze the internal environment of the company‚ to identified the types of activities that form the production process. An analysis tool that helps identify what are the key activities of the production process of Ryanair and which are auxiliary or complementary is the analysis of the value chain (value chain). The value chain‚ in fact‚ lets to consider the enterprise
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‘Strategic Cost Management and the Value Chain’ Every business‚ whether it be a production or service entity has an underlying goal in maximizing revenue whilst keeping the costs of sales low‚ inevitably to increase profits from year to year. American Professor Michael Porter developed a concept called the value chain‚ hence creating value chain analysis. A value chain can be defined as‚ the linked set of value-creating activities beginning with basic raw material sources through
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Intel’s Value Chain Since 1998‚ Intel has developed and used an e-business strategy to maintain relationships with its customers‚ employees and suppliers. The company’s goal is to become a 100% e-business enabled’ corporation. In terms of the value chain concept‚ Intel has reaped tangible benefits in the volume of business it does on the Web‚ as well as created savings of time and money for both itself and its customers. Intel’s strategy in terms of the primary value chain activities: Inbound
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