Discussion Board: Value Flow Liberty University Discussion Board: Value Flow Value flow is the‚ “Sequence of activities required to design‚ produce‚ and provide a specific good or service‚ and along which information‚ materials‚ and worth flows” (“Value Stream‚” 2014). To be successful‚ it is vital for companies to conduct an efficient value flow throughout all operational processes. Researchers have rigorously studied and assessed the variables and effects of value flow throughout numerous industries
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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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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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Value-Added Strategies: How To Compete Against Price By: John A. Caslione‚ Andrew-Ward International‚ Inc. www.caslione.com The following article by John Caslione shares two examples of value- added strategies from United Parcel Service and British Sugar Ltd‚ Europe. Executives must learn new tools and strategies to fight against discounting in the marketplace and help grow profits in today’s harsh economic climate. This will help you to maximize your ROI and win sales without resorting to price
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. To find the PVA‚ we use the equation: PVA = C({1 – [1/(1 + r)]t } / r ) PVA = $60‚000{[1 – (1/1.0825)9 ] / .0825} PVA = $370‚947.84 The present value of the revenue is greater than the cost‚ so your company can afford the equipment. 7. Here we need to find the FVA. The equation to find the FVA is: FVA = C{[(1 + r)t – 1] / r} FVA for 20 years = $3‚000[(1.08520 – 1) / .085] FVA for 20 years = $145‚131.04 FVA for 40 years = $3‚000[(1.08540 – 1) / .085] FVA for 40
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Moral values and the march of science All law in some sense teaches and forms us‚ while also regulating our behaviour. The same applies to our public policies‚ including the ones that govern our scientific research. There is no such thing as morally neutral legislation or morally neutral public policy. Every law is the public expression of what somebody thinks we "ought" to do. The question that matters is this: Which moral convictions of which somebodies are going to shape our country’s political
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TIME VALUE Time Value • Interest Rates • Compounding • Discounting • Effective Rates • Annuities • Perpetuities 2 Interest Rates • Types – Bank rate vs. Prime rate – Mortgage rates – Deposit‚ Loan‚ Credit rates • Movement – Demand / Supply – Inflation/ Deflation – Government intervention 3 Main Components 1. Real 2. Inflation 3. Risk *Note: - Risk Free (Rf) = Real + Inflation - Nominal = Rf + Risk Premium 4 Risk Free & Real Rate • Risk Free (Rf) = Real +
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The Value Chain in my Life The value chain is a set of processes that create value and can be used not only in the business environment but also in my personal life. When the value chain can help create competitive advantage and improve my performance on the job‚ parenting‚ or when I am purchasing or providing a service. The key to any significant value chain is recognizing value added steps and by using continuous process improvement to streamline the value chain. In my current career‚ I am gaining
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Value Delivery Network A value delivery network allows many companies to create customer value that cannot be created by use of the company’s own value chain. A "Value delivery network‚" is made up of the company‚ suppliers‚ distributors‚ and ultimately the customers who partner with each other to improve the performance of the entire system (Armstrong et al. 52). This type of system interests me because I have always been curious as to what path a product or service must take in order to be considered
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Teaching Values at School: a Way to Reach a Better Understanding in Our World Gabriele Harecker Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich‚ University of Education (Austria) g.harecker@gmx.at “Teachers are permanently involved in values education… sometimes … without even realizing that they are teaching values …” (Kohlberg & Turiel in PORTELE‚ p. 7) Therefore it is time for us to pay more attention to values education in both teaching and at school. The requirements‚ tasks‚ possibilities and problems
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