A Value Chain is a set of activities that a company performs in order to deliver its product or service for the market. The concept was introduced by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, ...

How do you stand out against overwhelming competition? You need an edge; a value proposition isn’t enough on its own. You need to make sure you’re out-competing the competition by keeping costs down ...

The fall season in New York City is often a defining period for the fashion and textile industry with highlights including the United Nations General Assembly, Climate Week, and Fall Fashion Week.

Geopolitical tensions like the war in Ukraine and the Red Sea conflict are disrupting the flow of raw materials essential to everyday goods. The ripple effects of climate change, such as low water ...

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, ...

Traceability has become an imperative for fashion brands, particularly in the light of fast evolving environmental regulations. According to the State of Fashion 2024 report, 87% of fashion executives ...

The Southern African nation has 90% of the economy being informal, with the informal economy primarily focusing on retail and trading. Citizens are shying away from both the communal and informal ...