The model has a number of limitations
(Meek et al 2003):
• It is not easy to use, particularly for service organisations.
• It is very inwardly orientated, rather than being focused on the external environment (in particular the market and customers).
• In most industries a single organisation
rarely undertakes all the value-creating
activities and therefore any analysis
.
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What is a Value Network?
• A value network is the set of interorganisational links and relationships that are necessary to create a product or service.
• Porter (1998) refers to this as the ‘value network.’
• For example, in a restaurant the quality of ingredients is determined by the grower. In essence the grower has added value.
• Operations – the means by which raw materials are converted into the final product.