Value Chain

flowchart LR
    supply["Supply Chain \n Management"] -->
    Design/\nEngineering -->
    Build -->
    Sell -->
    Service

• Primary activities in each stage, and corresponding supporting activities
• Value Chain Activity Analysis
  • Identify the activities or business processes across the value chain
  • Assess how does each activity contributes to widening the wedge

Advice for Professional Career

1. Understand and be curious about your company’s value chain.
2. Understand and internalize your company’s strategy and financial situation.
3. Engage in your company’s pursuit for increased competitive advantage.

Engineers have a big impact across the entire value chain and on a company’s competitive advantage!

• Goal: create customer-value

• segmentation drives the value train

• All processes in the value chain act in harmony (i.e. fit)