The Value Chain in My Life

Unit 1 Assignment

Paige Harward

Kaplan University

GB570: Managing the Value Chain

Jerry Haenisch

August 6, 2013

The Value Chain in my Life

Introduction

As a wife, mother, and professional there is a great need to please. Investopedia explains that "value-chain analysis looks at every step a business goes through, from raw materials to the eventual end-user. The goal is to deliver maximum value for the least possible total cost" (Investopedia, n.d.). With only 24 hours in a day and an entire family to take care of while also holding down a full time job there is a need to find the best way to deliver without using the maximum amount of time or energy.

Human Resources Considerations

My husband has his own transport business. This takes him away from the...