What science says on « Strategy of ” differentiation rupture” and chain value »

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[...] Knowing the value that the activity brought to the consumer, one seeks to bring the same value with lower resources to him, therefore with a better productivity, obtained thanks to a better coordination of the different chain elements. This approach appears with the expensive analysis affiliate to the industrial economists. But analysis is finer because here is led not to the level of economic sector, but is concentrated on a strategic activity precised field. On the other hand, it must overflow the strict framework of the Enterprise, to show interest to the chain of the different speakers in a given field. [...]

[...] Optimization and coordination of the chain: This step allows to identify as competitive advantage source determining one of the functions of the value chain for which the company seems placed better that its competitors. Two ways of investigation must be explored: the optimization on one or more chain links and the coordination between several links of this same chain. Optimization: Optimal competitiveness can be required by analyzing for each elementary function of the chain the competitive advantages sources accessible to the company: The list of skills quoted previously constitutes an index reference of this approach. [...]

[...] Economics skills: that we can implement with each different stage of the chain to improve the functionality, which are as follows: Technology: The use of a process less intensive in capital or hand work, process bringing of better outputs; Design: potential of research (financial, human, intellectual); design quality of the products (modular concept, standardization of the components), patents possession, matter of engineering potential (behaviour and project management); Manufacturing: supply control (supply source at the best price, safety and supply regularity, supply contract at fixed price, quality of the raw materials). [...]