Which version contains the right ingredients for said consumer to do that value adding thing.
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More, different consumers, different groups of consumers, will have very different ideas about what is value adding.
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It started at the simplest of activities in the value chain, then, decision by decision, every time that Dell outsourced the next lowest-value-adding of the remaining activities in its business, Asus added a higher value-adding activity to its business.
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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Game-changing innovation requires a different kind of management with a new corporate bottom line in which value-adding innovation is a necessity, not an option.
Digging below the surface of GDP reveals a structure of value-adding production far more complex than the simplistic analysis given by most media reports.
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Instead of focusing exclusively on short term gains and efficiency innovations, the very goal of the firm has to shift to delighting customers through continuous value-adding innovation.
The idea has merit, but when I think about how long some engagement letters already are, the value of adding another paragraph, beyond CYA for the preparer, is limited.
This path is already well worn by AMC, HBO, Showtime and others trying pump up value by adding exclusive new shows ( Lilyhammer also aired on Norwegian TV) on top of existing catalog movie offerings.
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Because the government is always the largest hog at the trough, other capital-seekers have to pay more for capital, and worthwhile value-adding projects may be abandoned or delayed because of the higher cost of capital.
China, of course, needs raw materials for its own value-adding industries: hence the fears of some Latin American trade unionists, and industrialists, that a closer relationship with the Chinese will simply help them to compete in the world market in manufactures.
While wealth is not synonymous with virtue, a correlation exists between adding value and garnering success.
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American Express is committed to adding value for small merchants, helping them grow their business.
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That, and actually adding value to the product with both first and third-party software.
Even projects normally hyped as sure bets for adding value generate surprisingly weak gains, NAR reports.
From training and e-learning to simple sales challenges, gaming is adding value in unsuspected areas.
Some firms have given up manufacturing and turned to adding value through design and research and development.
Ning is adding value with reporting capabilities and the seamless integration of payments into the sites, Rosenthal says.
Sure there are plenty of companies that are trying to make money by adding value to open source software.
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From an economic standpoint, we want to encourage, not penalize, those adding value.
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Or of adding value in the way messages are delivered or indeed creating highly protected communities around services like health.
If the job generating companies and life enhancing products which result utilize assets efficiently while sufficiently adding value, profits come.
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Then learn new and better ways of adding value to your customers by seeking out many different sources of data.
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Long known for adding value in networking and recruiting, LinkedIn is replacing traditional job boards such as Craigslist and local newspapers.
Toyota has continued to redesign and upgrade a majority of the cars they sell, adding value to an already highly competitive product.
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Businesses, aka job providers, enrich society by adding value to their customers.
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Everyone in the organization needs a clear line of sight to the customer and see how their work is or is not adding value.
Doing so allows them to easily spot waste, in terms of both fuel and time, and pinpoint opportunities for adding value to customers.
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Dad-oriented gadgets for work and play now abound, fascinating the recipient and adding value to his life, while celebrating his love for the wonky gizmo.
For better or worse, manufacturers will embed cameras in pricier TVs, adding value for customers who frequently use Skype or other video chatting tools.
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