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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Strategic Value Chain Analysis Wednesday‚ December 04‚ 2013 8:48 AM "Competitive Advantage" 1986 Companies are not groups of people‚ they are sets of activities. There are 2 sets of activities: Cost and willingness to pay (WTP) PRIMARY: In-bound / raw material ==> Process ==> Marketing ==> Service SECONDARY: Accounting‚ Exec Management‚ CIA Cost of distribution drivers (for cinnamon buns): # of stops (greater # raises cost) # of packages they drop per stop (greater # lowers
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negative beta implies that security A would stabilize the returns on a portfolio since the returns on A are negatively correlated to the market. The riskiness of a portfolio is determined by its beta value. Security A has a negative beta (-0.5)‚ which makes it less risky when compared with positive beta value for security B (0.5). In addition‚ if we consider a standalone risk‚ standard deviation plays an important role. It is used as an indicator of risk‚ security A has 30% standard deviation which
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Topshop was setup in 1964 in the basement of a department store. It became part of Arcadia Group Ltd alongside shops like Miss Selfridge‚ Wallis‚ Dorothy Perkins and Outfit. Now‚ they have over 300 stores in the UK and ship to more than 100 countries worldwide. Oxford Circus in London is Topshop’s flagship store; they’ve also recently opened flagships in Chicago and New York. Topshop specialise in on-trend and high-fashion clothing. They sell Women’s‚ Baby‚ and Maternity. Topshop have collaborated
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Production and Operation Management Group IV BSEM 3-2 Product Design Parameters Members: Bulaong‚ Jennifer E. Velasquez‚ Pauline L. Fernandez‚ Rose Ann F. Escoto‚ Gellian Prof. Rizza Valdez Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price 1. Your Costs If your rate doesn’t include enough just to break-even‚ you’re heading for trouble. The best thing to do is sum up all your costs and divide by the number of hours you think you can bill a year. Whatever you do‚ DON’T
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Internet Marketing Topshop is clothing store selling clothes‚ shoes and jewellery; they have stores in nearly all towns across the UK. Topshop also has an online store that you can buy they’re products from and they deliver to your home for a small price. You can order your chosen products wherever you are in the world‚ as they deliver worldwide. Also on the Topshop website you can choose the language preferred to shop online making it easier for people to use. If you change the language to
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this sport) WEAKNESSES Negative image portrayed by poor working conditions in its overseas factories E-commerce is limited to USA The direct sale to consumers is creating conflicts with its own resellers Currently available supply chain‚ manufacturing‚ and fulfillment technologies aren’t easily integrated with online build-to-order Not known for its research and development leading to innovative designs«systems The e-commerce is limited to USA‚ however‚ has planned to expand
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study focuses on the aspects of Top Shop and their business. Topshop is a UK leading Fashion retailer. Topshop started in 1964 in the basement of Peter Robinson‚ a department store in the North of England. It is part of the long standing retail force of the Arcadia Group which includes Burton‚ Dorothy Perkins‚ Miss Selfridge and Wallis. Topshop has over 300 stores across the UK and over 100 in international territories. In 1965 Topshop was given the basement of the largest Peter Robinson store right
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The primary activities (Porter‚ 1985) of the company include the following: • Inbound logistics These are the activities concerned with receiving the materials from suppliers‚ storing these externally sourced materials‚ and handling them within the firm. Here goods are received from a company’s suppliers. They are stored until they are needed on the production/assembly line. Goods are moved around the organisation. ~ Fresh fruit and vegetables are delivered and prepared every day. • Operations
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