ARBUS301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Global Value Chain, Global Sourcing, Laptop
24 Dec 2015
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Lecture 5 values chain and global sourcing. 90 minute exam (note section 1 exam will start at 5:30 pm and students will not be permitted to leave until the exam period is over i. e. 7:00 pm) Exam will cover chapters1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 13. The focal firms, intermediaries, and facilitators all are involved in one or more critical value-adding activities such as procurement, manufacturing, marketing, transportation, distribution, and support -- configured across several countries. The value chain can be thought of as the complete business system of the focal firm. It comprises all of the activities that the focal firm performs. Global value chain for dell computers: dell makes a variety of products, each with its own value chain. The total supply chain for a notebook computer, including multiple tiers of suppliers, involves about 400 companies, primarily in asia, but also in.
