Not having a good value proposition If we ask companies with a weak strategy for their value proposition, we are likely going to receive ambiguous answers like: “we are a customer centric firm”, “we have a global presence”, and so on. So,…
What Are Our Core Competencies? Improving Business Focus
If any of these questions has a negative answer, we must consider outsourcing that activity. Any activity that is not a core competency should be analyzed the convenience to outsource. Some activities of the supply chain are core competencies and source…
Are We Misunderstanding the Three Strategic Levels?
Common mistakes defining strategies Corporate Strategy: There are some firms that create the corporate strategy but they do not drill down to the other strategic levels. If we do not cover the three levels, most likely execution will fail. We can…
Strategic Focus: The Value Disciplines
From the supply chain point of view is very important to have a clear strategy definition because each value discipline means a different and almost incompatible supply chain. For example, customer intimacy strategy would likely push a company to create “important”…