Strategy and Technology Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding What Separates Winners from Losers 11 29 2012 Firms want a sustainable competitive advantage Operational effectiveness performing the same tasks better than competitors Fast follower problem rivals create a copy of pioneer s product and do it better Strategic positioning performing different activities from those of rivals Inventory turns sells products faster and makes more money Resource based view of competitive advantage Imperfectly imitable Valuable Rare Nonsubstitutable Dense wave multiplexing making existing fibers carry more than before Value Chain the set of interrelated activities that bring products or services to market Imitation resistant value chains are hard to duplicate Inbound logistics operations outbound logistics marketing sales service
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