This meets demands from Indian states that they should have the benefit of adding some value after their iron-ore deposits have been mined, while also allowing down-stream processes to be tailored to meet local requirements.

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The fundamental model we teach MBAs for thinking about manufacturing is the value chain, a simple model that describes the value adding steps that take a low value material like iron ore and turn it into a high value product like a Ferrari Testarossa.

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