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Value Chain Analysis

This guide gives suggestions for finding data to create a value chain analysis for a company. This is a difficulty and iterative process. You will need to spend significant time in finding the information that you are looking for. There is no shortcut to finding the data you need. This requires reflection and critical thinking skills to bring the various facts into the Value Chain Analysis template.

What is Value Chain Analysis?

Value chain is a high-level model of how businesses receive raw materials as input, add value to the raw materials through various processes, and sell finished products to customers. Value-chain analysis looks at every step a business goes through, from raw materials to the eventual end-user. The goal is to deliver maximum value for the least possible total cost.

Source: Value Chain Definition | Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/valuechain.asp#ixzz42Xb132SS

Example: McDonalds

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