Discover how value chain analysis enhances business efficiency, optimizes costs, and delivers competitive advantage through step-by-step assessment.

What are the cost drivers in an organization's value chain? The cost behavior of value activities is determined by ten major cost drivers: economies of scale, learning, capacity utilization patterns, ...

Constant disruptions, geopolitical challenges, climate change and emerging technologies have driven manufacturing companies to rethink their value chains. However, despite the strategic intent to do ...

The pharmaceutical value chain model depicted in Figure 1 covers a full range of activities that are required to bring a product from conception to final consumer. The key players in the chain are ...

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 ...

Value chains operate and interact across local, national and global levels. Global value chains have been central to the world economic system for over 30 years, and they account for around 50 per ...

This article is part of ourEconomy's 'Decolonising the economy' series. Fast Retailing, the Japanese company behind the clothing brand Uniqlo, is “the second-largest apparel maker by market value” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anjana Susarla is a professor of Responsible AI at the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. With tech ...