Consider your position inside a value chain. What purpose does the value chain serve? What are your responsibilities? How do you interact with other members of the value chain? How is the efficiency of the value chain determined?

Consider where you fit in the value chain. To what end does the value chain exist?What is it that you do, then? How do you collaborate with other organizations in the supply chain? Can you explain how the value chain's effectiveness is measured?

Organizational change is presented 345-352 of the textbook.  In this video, Organizational Change Management (OCM) is the investment by the leadership to bring about the desired individual and organizational performance levels during the change phase. It helps organizations to build clarity in visions, goals, roles, and processes. OCM addresses the critical people-related issues arising as a result of different business decisions that lead to business challenges. Although this video is an infomercial, and it does not present specific solutions, it raises many important issues in relation to managing change.   People must adapt to change in organizations because change is a constant. Many workers have difficulty in managing unpredictability. When change is not manager well the results can be attrition, lower quality, and customer complaints. Change specialists brought into an organization can identify barriers to accepting change, and can also identify roadmaps for accepting change. The…

Examine your location in a value chain. What exactly is the value chain's role in the economy? So tell me, what is it precisely that you do? What kinds of interactions do you have with other participants in the value chain? How is it determined whether or not the value chain is effective?

Examine Ford's operations, both internally and outside. Ford's internal environment is comprised of its strengths and weaknesses, while external trends are comprised of opportunities and threats. When analysing Ford's internal environment, you should take into consideration at least three functional areas or activities throughout the value chain (for example, operations, marketing, and finance).

1. As discussed in the lectures, during the Planning phase we define objectives. understand any existing systems to integrate or replace, identify costs and stakeholders. You must clearly: • Describe the sandwich you plan to make • Set the scope of the sandwich you are going to make • Identify anyone who may help you make the sandwich Document your plan for making the sandwich by kšentifying tasks. resources/people. and a time frame 2. In the Analysis phase, research needs to happen as to what sandwich fillings you would like to include in your sandwich and what fillings are actually available. Document some questions you would have to answer to help research the fillings for your sandwich. 3. In the Design phase, you should now document the "design" of your sandwich. Think about the shape of the sandwich e.g. triangles/squares? Think about the layers of the sandwich e.g. ham then lettuce and tomato on top? 4. In the Development and Testing phases. you make the sandwich and ensure that…

Look at where you fit in the value chain. How does the value chain work?What do you do? How do you work with the other people in the chain? How do you measure how well the value chain works?

Think about where you fit into the value chain. What does the value chain serve?In other words, what do you do? In what ways do you interact with others throughout the supply chain? If the value chain is supposed to be efficient, how is its effectiveness evaluated?

Check out the outside and inside of Ford. to identify potential benefits and threats from Ford's external environment, and to evaluate the company's internal environment for its own strengths and weaknesses. Your analysis of Ford's internal environment should focus on the interplay between at least three functional areas/value chain activities (such as operations, marketing, and finance).

Assess your position in the value chain. What's the value chain?What's your style? How do you communicate with value chain participants? Value chain effectiveness: how is it measured?