What are the cost drivers in an organization's value chain? The cost behavior of value activities is determined by ten major cost drivers: economies of scale, learning, capacity utilization patterns, ...

Think back to the 80's and early 90's. The value chain examples used back then were Dell and Intel. Value was created in what seems a linear fashion. First a product was designed, then parts purchased ...

A comprehensive business strategy must guide and direct the IP value chain. The business strategy must set clear top-level IP objectives for the organization. For example, assume that you are the ...