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Core Competencies, Key Success Factors, Value/Cost Drivers and Process Management

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The student will be able to:

  • differentiate between core competencies and key success factors;

  • determine the competencies/capabilities needed for success in a value chain structure;

  • identify distinctive competencies/capabilities from reproducible competencies/capabilities;

  • distinguish between competencies and key success factors;

  • understand process management as a concept and its application to value chain management;

  • derive value drivers within the value chain context.

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Walters, D. (2002). Core Competencies, Key Success Factors, Value/Cost Drivers and Process Management. In: Operations Strategy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-1446-0_10

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