Value Network

Author: David Bovet
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: "Value Networks" introduces a brand-new business model—one that provides customers with innovative and unique services and personalized products. At its core, a value network integrates the front-end understanding of customer needs with the critical back-end implementation that fulfills those commitments precisely. A value network acts as a powerful source of digital, collaborative, and agile strength, unlocking hidden profit gates for shareholders. First, capture what is most important to different customers, and then move on to the physical production and distribution processes supported by an information flow model that spans the entire process. "Value Networks" elevates the business design methodology of Mckinsey & Company to a new logical level, highlighting key points for designing successful future-ready business models from both strategic and operational perspectives. The book applies this business design methodology to real-world manufacturing, distribution, and retail processes, reinterpreting the challenges and opportunities within these activities from the perspective of e-commerce development. If you are looking for a customer-centric implementation model that drives your company's performance to unprecedented levels, you will find the answers in this book. Create value through value network design. Some of these companies include: Mexican cement producer Cemex, furniture manufacturer MillerSQA, Spanish fashion retailer Zara, auto insurance provider Progressive, international online grocer Streamline.com, and telecommunications equipment manufacturer Cisco Systems, among others. Their stories bring to life the design decisions behind many new successful businesses, and describe (using clear, actionable frameworks) how successful designs evolve from scattered elements into cohesive solutions. Additionally, these case studies showcase the exciting results achieved by these innovators.