Discover how value chain analysis enhances business efficiency, optimizes costs, and delivers competitive advantage through step-by-step assessment.

On first inspection, the card payments industry appears to be a mismatch of service providers covering similar functions. However, each firm has an important role in the card payment process. From ...

This combination of technology and on-the-ground decision-making is expected to improve delivery speed and customer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. The idea behind value chain segmentation is that not all customers or consumers ...

For harried inhabitants of the C-suite, perfect storms don’t get much more perfect than this: a major overhaul of the U.S. corporate tax code, a global initiative to address tax base erosion and ...

The success of your production activities depends on internal and external supply chain activities. These factors link your internal and external supplies and distribution processes to ensure a smooth ...

Over the last decade, the globalization of business -- and the manufacturing industry in particular -- has made it imperative for executives and risk managers to reassess how they manage the growing ...