When executives view their companies’ innovation processes as a value chain‚ engaging in a link-by-link analysis‚ they may be surprised by what they learn. The managers are often quick to tout their particular innovation strengths such as creativity or fast in developing products. However‚ according to professors Hansen and Birkinshaw‚ a company’s strongest innovation links are simply no good if they prompt the organization to spend money with little hope of solid returns or if the attention paid
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Value Chain Vs. Supply Chain Value Chain versus Supply Chain Value chain is a systematic approach to examine the development of competitive advantage and it consists of a series of activities that create and build value. In addition‚ it categorizes the generic value-adding activities of an organisation. The supply Chain key areas of concerns are forecasting‚ purchasing‚ production planning‚ warehousing and distribution; In addition‚ manufacturing of the product and its distribution. Additionally
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3. ECCO has a fully integrated vertical value chain. What are the pros and cons of this strategy? What economic and strategic factors should be analyzed to answer this question? Unlike many other shoe companies‚ ECCO had a vertical value chain‚ in that they controlled the product from the cow hide to the completed shoe. As noted in the text‚ ECCO would buy raw materials for use in their various tanneries and production sites. As the one of the world’s five top producers‚ ECCO also sold leather
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Did value chain mapping wherein the product and information flow is examined across different departments. My objective was to identify opportunities for improvement of processes. Examined the various processes/activities from the procurement of raw materials to the production of finished goods. Segregated them into value added and non-value added activities (on the basis of the transformation brought about to the product at each stage) I visited each department and learnt about the processes
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Dell’s Value Chain 1. How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? Dell has used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain by taking customer feedback very seriously. Dell uses the feedback to further evaluate and when necessary‚ implement change to improve their supply chain. The company maintains close-knit relationships with customers‚ and maintains very close‚ professional relations with their suppliers
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1. Meet the some sub – county Agriculture Sector Heads. 2. Discuss the Agriculture sub – county staff status. 3. Discuss the Agriculture sub – county stakeholder inventory. 4. Discuss and collect data on the current and potential value chains in the sub counties. 5. Distribute invitation letters for sensitization of the entire sub sector heads. Budget implication. |Officer |Lunch allowance
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3. Explain chain of custody and expert opinion? Chain of custody could be explained as an ability to give accurate accounting in a court of law as to the manner in which evidence was acquired‚ maintained‚ transported‚ examined‚ etc. by whom‚ when‚ where and for what purpose. It is a process to maintain the chronological history of the document/ evidence. Chain of custody documentation should include the name or initials of the individual collecting the evidence‚ dates the items were collected‚
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Applying the principles of the value chain (ie. adding value within each and at the interface between business processes to create value for the end consumer) can assist companies in achieving this. A winning company always works for improving and adding values to its business in Zero Time. To attain its business activities‚ the companies perform the primary activities supported by the supporting units. In this assignment paper we will try to see how BSRM adds values in their supporting activities
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Machael Porter’s Value Chain SUPPORT ACTIVITIES Support activities assist the primary activities in helping the organisation achieve its competitive advantage. They include: Procurement: This department must source raw materials for the business and obtain the best price for doing so. The challenge for procurement is to obtain the best possible quality available (on the market) for their budget. Technology development: The use of technology to obtain a competitive advantage is very important
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Value Chain Analysis Inbound Logistic 1. Farm : Coffee Bean begins at the farm on coffee trees. After trees are planted‚ it takes between one and three years for the trees to bear coffee "cherries". Than the farmer will harvest the coffee trees to get cherries. After that‚ they will use coffee mills to process the product from cherry to bean. 2. Exporter : The coffee export process varied greatly depending on origin country and buyer. In some countries‚ beans were exported through government
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