Value Chain

Course overview:

The course will provide you with the necessary theoretical and practical background , knowledge and communication and hand on work skills for future career in this important subject area.

- The objectives of this course are to provide the student with:

1- understanding of the primary differences between value chain and supply chain management and logistics.

2- understanding of the individual processes of value chain and their interrelationships within individual companies and across the value chain

3- understanding of the management components of value chain management

4- understanding of the tools and techniques useful in implementing value chain management

5- Knowledge about the professional opportunities in value chain management.

Student's obligation

Students are expected to attend all lectures during the semester. They will be assumed to be aware of all information and notices presented in the lectures, and complete all assessments including (Exams, practical works, assignments, reports, essays, seminar and presentation).

These activities or exercises serve to reinforce student comprehension of the subject matter or skill through active participation (Group projects, Seminar discussion and Presentation) and practice immediately following a technique-based demonstration.

Student learning outcome:

After completing this course student should be able to:

1. Critically, explain current debates in rural development concerning rural livelihoods and the roles of markets, institutions, property rights, agriculture and the rural non-farm economy.

2. Evaluate the past and current existing attempts to supply rural services, such as infrastructure, finance, research and extension, health and education.

3. Outline and evaluate different approaches to the land and water resources management and their potential impact on rural development goals.

4. Critically, analyse alternative rural development policies in terms of their potential impact on rural poverty, equity and economic growth, taking account of different regional and geographical circumstances.

Course outline:

1st week:

 Introduction to course content and expectations

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2nd week:

 An Introduction to Value Chain

 What is Value Chain?

 Value Chain vs Supply chain

 Value and Value chain system

 Porter's value chain model

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3rd week:

 Identifying value chain activities

 Primary activities

 Support activities

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4&5th week:

 The type of activities (Direct, Indirect, Quality assurance)

 Disaggregation of The P&S Activities

 Linkage within the Value Chain

 The Four Dimension of Scopes that Affect The Value Chain

 Global Value Chain Analysis

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6th week:

 Agro-Food Value Chain

 Post-harvest (Horticultural Produce)

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7th week:

 Value Chain and Cost analysis

 Differentiation

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