STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT - 1

Value Chain Topics:

1. Analyze how Digital Technologies are transforming Traditional Value Chains.

2. Understanding sustainable business practices and their impact on the end to end value
chain.

3. Discuss Strategies for building resilient value chains in Retail Industry.

4. Discuss the importance of transparency and traceability in the value chain of Banking
Industry.

5. Explain the concept of Circular Economy concept and how it is changing the way businesses
design their value chains.

Competitive Advantage Topics:

1. How organizations are leveraging Big Data and Data Analytics for gaining Competitive
Advantage.

2. Discuss how Organizations can achieve Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Emerging

Economies

3. Discuss how Innovation Ecosystems can contribute in maintaining a Competitive Advantage.

4. Discuss the role of Talent Management and HR in creating a Competitive Advantage.

5. Discuss how Digital Marketing can enhance Organization's Competitive Positioning.

Business Moat Topics:

1. Discuss how Intellectual Property (Patents and Trademarks) can create a Business Moat.

2. Analyze how network effects has contributed to the growth and durability of a business
moat of AMAZON

3. Analyze how network effects has contributed to the growth and durability of a business
moat of JIO

4. Discuss Challenges and Opportunities of building a business moat in Emerging Economy.

5. Examine strategies used by E-Marketplace Companies for establishing and sustaining

competitive advantages and business moats.
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Presentation will be in Group with 5 members.

2. Each Presentation to have 15 slides and each member has to present 3 slides

3. Groups to follow presentation structure as given for each Topic category i.e. Value Chain,
Competitive Advantage and Business Moat. Group can add 5 slides of their choice for
making the content more meaningful

4. Each Group will get Maximum 15 minutes for presenting their views.

5. The Assignment carries weightage for Internal Assessment

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

TOPIC 1: VALUE CHAIN

1. Value Chain Concept and Definition.

2. Importance of Value Chain Analysis in Business
3. Traditional Value Chain
4. Role and Impact of Technology on Value Chain.
5. Examples of Digital Transformation of Value Chain
6. What are Sustainable Business Practices?
7. Benefits of Sustainable Value Chains with examples
8. Approaches for creating resilient Value Chains.
9. Quick Recap and Conclusions
10. Emerging Trends in Value Chain Management

TOPIC 2: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

1. Discuss Competitive Advantage Concept and Definition

2. Discuss Types of Competitive Advantage
3. Support your definition of Competitive Advantage by taking examples and use cases
4. Explain briefly concept of Big Data and Data Analytics
5. Big Data, Data Analytics and their contribution in building Competitive Advantage
6. What is Sustainable Competitive Advantage and how it helps Companies in building
their defensibilities
7. Discuss Innovation Ecosystems and its role in building Competitive Advantage
8. Discuss how Human Capital can add in building a Competitive Advantage
9. Recap and Conclusions
10. Emerging Trends in Sustainability
TOPIC 3: BUSINESS MOAT

1. Business Moat Concept and Definition.

2. Importance of Business Moat in building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage.
3. Discuss different types of Business Moats with examples.
4. Discuss Network Effects as a strong measure for building Business Moat
5. Discuss and illustrate some of the nnotable Network-Driven Companies#
6. Discuss the concept of Data Monetization and it importance in building Business
Moat
7. What is a Platform Economy? Discuss Strategies for Building Platform Moat
8. Discuss role of E-commerce trends in the Digital Age
9. Discuss different Strategies for E-commerce Moats using Industry-Specific Examples
10. Recap and Conclusions

PRESENTATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 29th and 30th September 2023