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Module 1 Lect Ure 3 Value Chain
Module 1 Lect Ure 3 Value Chain
Raj Sharman
Sources
Value Chain Resource Planning: Adding Vaue with Systems Beyond the Enterprise; Authors: Elliot Bendoly, Ashok Soni and M. A.
Venkatramanan; Business Horizons, March 2004.
Internal-Business-Process Perspective, Harvard Business School Publishing, 2006, Chapter 5 on the Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy
into Action
Value Chain
Value Chain framework is a
model that views firms by sets of
activities that firms use to create
value and competitive advantage.
Value Chain
Value Chain models the firm as a chain of
value-creating activities.
Value Chain
Marketing
and sales
The value chain categorizes the generic value-adding activities of an organization.
It describes the activities within and around an organization, and relates them to an
analysis of the competitive strength of the organization.
it evaluates which value each particular activity adds to the organizations products or
services Service
Only if these things are arranged into systems and systematic activates will it become
possible to produce something for which customers are willing to pay a price.
The ability to perform particular activities and to manage the linkages between these
activities is a source of competitive advantage
Inbound Outbound
Value Chain
Operations
Logistics Logistics
The term ‚Margin’ implies that organizations realize a profit margin that
depends on their ability to manage the linkages between all activities in the
value chain.
Value System
Value Chain can extend beyond the boundaries of an
enterprise -- Value Systems according to M. Porter.
Source: E. Bendoly et al. Value chain resource planning: Adding value with systems beyond the enterprise;
Business Horizons 47/2 March-April 2004 (79-86)
ERP
Enterprise systems are designed to plan and integrate
processes, enforce data integrity, and better manage resources.
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Implication
The Internal - Business - Process Perspective
Each business has a unique set of processes for creating
value for customers and producing financial results.
Innovation
Operations
Postsale service
The Internal - Business - Process Perspective
Operations process,
the generic internal value chain, is where existing products and services
are produced and delivered to customers.
Postsale process
includes warranty and repair activities, treatment of defects and returns,
and the processing of payments, such as credit card administration
Metrics - Innovation Process
MEASURES FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
Yield
Percentage of customer requests handled with a single service
call, rather than requiring multiple calls to resolve the
problem.
Defects
They recorded the percentage of items that could not be offered
to customers because of quality-related defects.
Metrics – End to End
Length of the time between project
completion and final cash payment by
the customer
Metrics – Vendor
(Remember Value
System)
Vendor scorecard that evaluated
suppliers along dimensions of
quality, price, lead time, and input
into fashion decisions.
Example
Questions?
Why study the Internal - Business -
Process Perspective?