What You'll Learn
- Map primary and supportive corporate activities systematically.
- Isolate cost margin leaks and inventory backlogs across complex supply chains.
- Identify high-margin outsourcing and offshoring vectors.
Lesson Overview
A business is a sequence of value-creating activities. Master Michael Porter's Value Chain model to dissect client operations across Upstream Sourcing, Inbound Logistics, Core Manufacturing, and Outbound Distribution.
Your interviewer says: "Our client is a global athletic shoe manufacturer. Over the last 18 months, their gross operating margin has compressed by 500 basis points, despite stable retail shoe pricing. They want to know: Where is the leak, and how do we fix it?"
Why This Matters for Consulting Interviews
MBB firms specializing in operational transformations check your capacity to perform a systematic, MECE audit of complex multi-national supply webs.
Prerequisites
- Operations & Bottlenecks
- Profitability Framework
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