Contents

About the author

Acknowledgements

01 Realizing value and value change management

Executive summary

Your value chain can become far more valuable

Value

02 Introduction

03 Overarching values

Summary

Giving life to values

Relative values

A valuable conclusion

04 The optimal sequence of decisions

Summary

The decision sequence

05 The value in value chain management

Summary

Definitions

How to do more with less – frugal innovation

Value chain linkages and interactions

Value chain management measures

Valuing human life

Stocks and flows

Net present value

Earned value management

Transfer prices

Conclusions on value

06 A review of 6Asome modernvalue chains

6A Finance food automotive electronics

6A.1 The financial value chain

6A.2 The food value chain

6A.3 The automotive value chain

6A.4 The electronics value chain

6B Public sector health defence equipment public transport water

6B.1 The public sector value chain

6B.2 Health and care value chains

6B.3 Defence equipment (materiel) value chain

6B.4 Passenger transport – rail, road, air, sea

6B.5 The water value chain: structure and added value

6C Reform of key institutions

6C.1 Reform of the government value chain

6C.2 Reforming our democratic value chain

6D Voluntary and charitable sport the arts

6D.1 Voluntary and charitable sector value chains

6D.2 Sports club value chain

6D.3 The arts value chains

07 A question of identity

Introduction

Barcodes

Master data

Electronic business

Banking

Electronic tags and RFID

Healthcare identification

Building and maintaining aircraft

Defence

A better future for us all

Identify us well

08 Constructing sound value chain process and data architectures

Introduction

Structuring the process architecture

The plan to payment process

Defining a sound data architecture

Single window

Financial flows

Recommendations

Value chain process analysis and driving business change

09 Value chain collaboration and competition

Introduction to competition and collaboration issues – legal and practical

9A Staying within the law

9B Effective value chain collaboration and competition

10 Effective and integrated value chain planning

Summary

Dynamic planning

Integrated business planning

11 Managing uncertainty

Introduction

Definitions

Uncertainty explored

Uncertainty and lack of understanding

Attitudes to uncertainty, opportunity and risk

Integrated planning and risk methodology

Risk lists and matrices

12 Dynamic management of projects and initiatives

Methodology

Application to financial investment and to value chain operations management

Conclusion

13 Valuable steps to success and future value chain R&D

Twelve practical steps to success

Proposed areas for value chain research and development

14 Practical exercises in value chain management

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

15 Key references

15A Value chain management references

Index