Difference between revisions of "Value Chain Analysis"
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Value chain analysis is the process of studying the chain of activities that a firm engages in to deliver a valuable product or service to the market. Michael Porter made this analysis very popular with his book, Competitive Advantage (1985) as a management tool and it is a method used for strategic planning. Value chain analysis has now extended well beyond individual firms into a range of industries, including the development sector as a way of analyzing poverty reduction strategies. | Value chain analysis is the process of studying the chain of activities that a firm engages in to deliver a valuable product or service to the market. Michael Porter made this analysis very popular with his book, Competitive Advantage (1985) as a management tool and it is a method used for strategic planning. Value chain analysis has now extended well beyond individual firms into a range of industries, including the development sector as a way of analyzing poverty reduction strategies. | ||
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+ | * [http://www.brighthubpm.com/project-planning/51759-the-value-chain-analysis-as-a-pm-tool/ Using a Value Chain Analysis in Project Management] | ||
+ | * [http://industrialobservatory.gov.rw/IMG/pdf/value_chain_methodology_EN.pdf Guidelines for value chain analysis, work by J.Hellin and M.Meijer] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 9 April 2014
Value chain analysis is the process of studying the chain of activities that a firm engages in to deliver a valuable product or service to the market. Michael Porter made this analysis very popular with his book, Competitive Advantage (1985) as a management tool and it is a method used for strategic planning. Value chain analysis has now extended well beyond individual firms into a range of industries, including the development sector as a way of analyzing poverty reduction strategies.