Value Chain for Services Industry

Value Chain for Services Industry

I have read somewhere, that this model is not applicable for services industry, is it true? And does anybody know, if possible, a good model for strategic management for services industry? Thank you!

		Shamika N. Joshi Student (University), United Kingdom
	Value Chain in Travel and Tourism You can apply this model to service industry please find Poon 1993 Value Chain adopted by Porter 1985 you might get this book - 'Strategic Management for Travel and Tourism' by Nigel Evans, David Campbell and George Stonehouse.

		Bernadette, Kenya
	Value Chain can be Applied in Any Organisation Value chain is applicable in any organisation since primary and support activities are found in all organisations in some form. They are always present and there can be a cost advantage in optimizing both primary and support activities.

		Robert Osborne CEO, United States
	Value Chain Model is Applicable in Any Industry The concepts and framework for value chains as presented by Porter are valid in any industry and business. A business cannot exist without value chains, processes, activities and corresponding business rules, targets and resources. Value chains are an excellent way to model and present the model of the business so that it can be easily understood, redesigned, modeled and managed.

		Jaap de Jonge Editor, Netherlands
	Value Chain is Aimed at for Profit Firms While you can apply the value chain model in an an...