Manufacturing: Industry Structure and Value Chain
Description
Understanding the manufacturing industry ecosystem, value chain components, and structural relationships from raw materials to end consumers
Learning Objectives
Analyze manufacturing industry structure, identify key value chain components from suppliers to distributors, understand vertical and horizontal integration patterns, recognize industry segments and their interconnections, and evaluate how digital transformation is reshaping traditional manufacturing value chains.
Topics (8)
Comprehensive overview of manufacturing industry segments, classification systems, and their role in the global economy
Detailed examination of value chain stages including procurement, production, assembly, quality control, and distribution
Analysis of multi-tier supply chains, supplier relationships, and ecosystem interdependencies in modern manufacturing
Comprehensive mapping of manufacturing stakeholders including suppliers, OEMs, distributors, regulators, and end customers
Examination of integration strategies including backward integration, forward integration, and horizontal mergers in manufacturing
Analysis of major manufacturing regions, their specializations, cost advantages, and role in global production networks
Examination of merger and acquisition activities, market concentration ratios, and competitive dynamics in manufacturing sectors
Analysis of Industry 4.0 impact on value chains, digitalization of processes, and emergence of new value creation models