Author Question: Explain value chain linkages. What will be an ideal response?[br][br][b][color=#A83E49]Question ... (Read 61 times)

lunatika · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Explain value chain linkages.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the content management applicationalternat ives?

A) In-house systems are far less expensive to maintain than off-the-shelf products.
B) Organizations develop an in-house system to track machine maintenance procedures.
C) Custom content management applications are economical to develop and maintain.
D) Off-the-shelf products have considerably less functionality than most in-house systems.

GCabra · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Porter's model of business activities includes linkages, which are interactions across
value activities. For example, manufacturing systems use linkages to reduce inventory costs.
Such a system uses sales forecasts to plan production; it uses the production plan to determine
raw material needs and then uses the material needs to schedule purchases. The end result is justin-time inventory, which reduces inventory sizes and costs. Value chain analysis has a direct
application to manufacturing businesses and also exists in service-oriented companies.

Answer to Question 2

B