The value chain refers to management expert and author Michael Porter's concept that shows the systematic process of products as they move through all value generating activities from initial ...

Value chain management, also known as supply chain management, has come a long way to become what it is today. In the past, value chain analysis was focused more on logistics, on the manual aspect of ...

A sea change in global commerce is underway. Power struggles, climate change and the imperative to protect supply chain continuity in an increasingly tumultuous world all require a refactoring of ...

As companies make progress on their smart manufacturing initiatives, the competitive intensity of new products, services and ecosystems raises the stakes for all manufacturers. There is a need to ...