BUSA 480 Business Strategy and Policy Coursework Paper (Coursework Sample)

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BUSA 480 Business Strategy and Policy
Question 1
From the two illustrations, several company costs correspond to the primary value chain activities as depicted in figure 4.3. First, from the perspective of the manufacturer, there is incurred operational costs. These are the costs of goods sold. Secondly, there are the shipping and packaging costs that are incurred while transporting and packaging of the products. The retailer's mark-up is also another significant cost that takes a huge percentage of the total cost.
Question 2
One of the company costs that correspond to the support activities includes the research and development costs that are used to create new products for the enterprise. Technology and systems development costs are also vital to support activities that would help the company to produce the products at a faster rate and a cheaper cost. Moreover, the human resources management cost also correspond to the support activities for the company. Lastly, the general administration costs are significant costs that correspond to the support activities that are described in figure.4.3.
Question3
The company costs and activities will differ substantially if the company choose to produce its hoodies in Asia. Both the value chain of its supplier and the value chain of its wholesalers and distributors will change. Besides, the manufacturing costs will reduce significantly. However, the shipping and other related expenses will increase since the company will have to ship finished products from Asia to the market.
Question 4
Some of the value chain activities that might be significant in securing a competitive advantage for this company lie on the company’s management activities. The company should critically assess all the assets that a...