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Value chain analysis examines every business activity to identify which add value and which create costs. Using Porters model, companies analyze primary activities like operations and marketing alongside support activities like HR and technology. This systematic approach helps businesses gain competitive advantage through cost reduction, differentiation, and elimination of wasteful processes.
Dan Howard, Vice President of Customer Delivery at H.D. Smith, shares insights from 18 years in pharmaceutical operations. Learn how the nation's largest privately held pharmaceutical wholesaler manages distribution across multiple centers, handles volume fluctuations, optimizes processes, and delivers lifesaving drugs to retail, hospital, and long-term care pharmacies.
Tell us about yourself, your role in school operations, and your institution/organization in general? My name is Sam Todd, and I'm the executive director of school operations for Peak to Peak Charter School. Peak to Peak is a k-12 public charter school here in Colorado with about 1,450 students.
When it comes to managing your business, you're always striving for maximum efficiency. It's a given that you want to get most out of it, in terms of productivity, profits, and so on. Is your business as efficient as it could be, though? More often than not, unless you practice continuous improvement, the answer is no.
McDonald's Big Macs taste the same everywhere and Starbucks operates in 55+ countries using the same lingua franca (Venti Latte), proving consistency enables replication and global growth. Research shows disengaged employees have 37% higher absenteeism and 60% more errors, while highly engaged teams get 100% more job applications.