value chain

Draw a flowchart for a process of buying products on the Internet. Discuss how sustainability might be incorporated into a process or value chain improvement initiative.

ASSIGNMENT Create a flow chart of Ordering online. Draw a flowchart for a process of buying products on the Internet. Identify the points where something (people, information) waits for service or is held in work-in-process inventory, the estimated time to accomplish each activity in the process, and the total flow time. Evaluate how well the […]

Pick two primary or secondary activities and use the configuration and coordination dimensions to assess this. What is the role of suppliers and other actors in the mapping of your firm’s GVC?

Global value chain BMW motors (car) Chose a multinational enterprise of your choice. The group presentation task is as follows: Analyse the global value chain of the operations of your chosen MNE. Key questions/aspects to address are: 1. How does your MNE spread the activities in its value chain among countries? Use the GVC mapping […]

Provide recommendations on how the company from your chosen case study could improve their position in the industry providing evidence to support your position.

ASSIGNMENT In order to be successful, companies have to respond to ongoing and changing demands inside and outside of the organization. Some companies are able to adapt more effectively than others to PESTEL factors impacting the organization. For this assignment you are going to identify and evaluate the strategy for the below case Capital One […]

Analyze how elements of the value chain interact to create a competitive advantage. Describe an example of customer delight from your own purchase experience.

Elements of how the value chain interact to create competitive advantage Analyze how elements of the value chain interact to create a competitive advantage. Checklist: Write an APA formatted minimum 4-page paper, not including title and reference pages. Describe an example of customer delight from your own purchase experience. Identify at least three of the […]

What organisational controls do you think were lacking in the old GM? What organisational controls are needed in the new GM?

GM’s Organization The video case is available on:http://www.cengage.com/management/book_content/hanson_9780170227643/index-11.html?asset=gm_bankrupt Questions: Is GM’s organisational structure aligned with its strategies? If so, why? If not, what is needed? What organisational controls do you think were lacking in the old GM? What organisational controls are needed in the new GM? What specific strategic controls do you believe are key […]

Explain what is the relevance of the resource-based view of the firm to strategic management in a global environment?

Assignment Mintzberg, H. (1978). Patterns in Strategy Formulation. Management Science, 24(9), 934-948. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2630633 Test your knowledge Question 1 What is the relevance of the resource-based view of the firm to strategic management in a global environment? Question 2 How can value-chain analysis help identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses?

List and explain three costs that would be incurred in each of the business activities in the value chain. Categorize and explain each cost you identified in the value chain as either a product cost or a period cost.

ASSIGNMENT Choose a company that manufactures a specific product. Then, answer the following questions based on assumptions and research conducted about the company and its product. Describe the product that is being made and the company that makes it. Explain the value chain activities that this product would go through from start to finish. Remember […]

Choose a company that manufactures a specific product. Explain the value chain activities that this product would go through from start to finish.

Unit II Project Choose a company that manufactures a specific product. Then, answer the following questions based on assumptions and research conducted about the company and its product. 1. Describe the product that is being made and the company that makes it. 2. Explain the value chain activities that this product would go through from […]

Describe a customer experience you have personally encountered where the goods or service or both were unsatisfactory (such as defective products, mistakes, poor service, and so on).

The Value Chain Concept” Describe a customer experience you have personally encountered where the goods or service or both were unsatisfactory (such as defective products, mistakes, poor service, and so on). Suggest ways for the organization to improve its goods / service. Determine the element(s) of operations management that must be reevaluated.

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