Michael E. Porter is known for the creating various models that help us understand the competitiveness among companies within different industries. Porter's Generic Value Chain Model was invented in 1985, it focuses on how goods and services that flow through companies also take the value being added to the companies into account. This model is explained into two different categories, the first being Primary Activities and Support Activities. The Primary Activities consist of Inbound Logistics, Outbound Logistics, Operations, Marketing & Sales, and Service. They all play a part in value for a company as goods pass through each process. The Suport Activities consist of Infrastructure, Technology Development, Human Resource Management, and Procurement and are considered overhead activities since they assure the Primary Activities have been completed.
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