Pricing

Negotiation with suppliers

Warehouse & raw materials handling

Returns to suppliers

Order processing

Procurement

Operations

Outbound Logistics

Service

Finished goods warehousing

Distribution channel selection

Product adjustment

Delivery

Order processing and scheduling

Have a graphic framework of a company structure

Assessing where in the organization true value is created

Identify where costs can be reduced in order to boost margins

Improve communication betweeen departments

the market has significant economies of scale.

low initial capital investment is required.

there are strong government regulations.

brand names are well-known.

the product is undifferentiated.

the customers are not price sensitive.

there is real benefit offered by the products in the industry.

consumer switching costs are high.

the suppliers' goods are not critical to the buyers.

there is no threat of forward integration.

the buyers' input do not represent a significant portion of the supplier's business.

substiture products are available.

substitutes are not available.

buyer switching costs are low.

the customers could not possibly make the product themselves.

customers are uneducated regarding the product.

there are few competitors in the industry.

the firms are competing in a growing industry.

there are low fixed costs of production.

the product are differentiated.

there are high costs for exiting the business.