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Who first described the concept of the value chain?

Michael Porter

What is the basis of the idea of the value chain?

Process view of organizations

What are the inputs, transformation processes, and outputs that involve value chain activities?

Acquisition and consumption of resources – money, labour, materials, equipment, buildings, land, administration, and management

What determines costs and affects profits in value chain activities?

<p>How value chain activities are carried out</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the OECD Secretary-General (Gurría 2012), what provided a catalyst in the late 1990s?

<p>The emergence of global value chains (GVCs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who first described the concept of the value chain?

<p>Michael Porter</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the idea behind the value chain?

<p>The process view of organizations and seeing a manufacturing (or service) organization as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes, and outputs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors are involved in the inputs, transformation processes, and outputs of the value chain?

<p>Resources such as money, labour, materials, equipment, buildings, land, administration, and management.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines costs and affects profits in the value chain?

<p>How value chain activities are carried out.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the OECD Secretary-General, what did the late 1990s witness the emergence of?

<p>Global value chains (GVCs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is operations management concerned with?

<p>Operations management is concerned with designing and controlling the production of goods or services, ensuring that businesses are efficient in using resources to meet customer requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the sectors covered by operations management?

<p>Operation management covers sectors like banking systems, hospitals, companies, working with suppliers, customers, and using technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the major functions in an organization along with operations?

<p>Supply chains, marketing, finance, and human resources are the major functions in an organization along with operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What types of decisions are made in managing manufacturing or service operations?

<p>Several types of decisions are made including operations strategy, product design, process design, quality management, capacity, facilities planning, production planning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the operations function require management of?

<p>The operations function requires management of both the strategic and day-to-day production of goods and services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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