As a new CEO in 2004, Simon Wardley was searching for a framework to inform his strategy decisions. The first part in this series introduced the five factors that matter in competition, identified by ...

A Value Chain is a set of activities that a company performs in order to deliver its product or service for the market. The concept was introduced by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, ...

Disruptive forces such as soaring raw materials and logistics costs are challenging U.S.-based global manufacturers, but research shows that they are keeping focused on what matters most: profits, ...

Carla Tardi is a technical editor and digital content producer with 25+ years of experience at top-tier investment banks and money-management firms. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

Charisma Glassman is Senior Partner & Global Head of Retail Advisory at Genpact, helping global brands transform the end-to-end value chain. In grocery retail, the rules have changed. Amid global ...