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Strategic and Operational Characteristics and Components

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Abstract

The student will be able to:

  • evaluate the knowledge, technology and relationship management ‘assets’ of an organisation;

  • identify the value positioning and competitive advantage strategies of potential competitor value chain structures;

  • investigate opportunities for creating competitive advantage by integrating knowledge, technology and relationship management;

  • identify the value positioning and competitive advantage strategies of competitive value chains.

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Walters, D. (2002). Strategic and Operational Characteristics and Components. In: Operations Strategy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-1446-0_7

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