Any Answers Digest #9 - Value Chain Management, cross-cultural change training, mapping basic skills to e-learning

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Any Answers Digest #9 – Value Chain Management, cross-cultural change training, mapping basic skills to e-learning

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TrainingZONE Any Answers Digest - Issue 9
Wednesday 24 April 2002
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/community/anyanswers
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********** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS **********
Value Chain Management...cross-cultural change training...
building trust within teams..mapping basic skills to e-learning..
********** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS **********

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What you asked this fortnight:
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New questions posted include:

- Has anyone been involved in mapping basic or key skills to
current e-learning modules?, asks Richard Henderson
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78414/728

- Can anyone advise of training or support services for
employees with dyslexia problems who feel constrained in terms of
career progression?, asks Ray Jackson
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78904/728

- Have you got any resources that you would be willing to share
around storytelling in business?, asks Victoria Robson
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78812/728

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Featured question: Value Chain Management Model
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Can someone please help me with a brief explanation and a model
of Value Chain Management?

Question submitted by Alan Williams.

https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78420/728

Members responses
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(edited responses appear - see the site for full responses)

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The Value Chain represents the passage of a product from your
supplier(s) of raw materials to your end consumer, moving through
distributors, intermediaries, your own company's internal
functions through any retailers or intermediaries you may have on
the products' way to the end consumer. Managing this chain,
especially those areas outside of your own company, helps to
ensure a quality product and buying experience (value) for your
end customers. Hope this helps.

Melanie Hollinshead

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The Australian government has an excellent resource on this
subject. Go there and have a look at the resources which (if I
remember) includes a copy of Porter's diagram.

Clive Hook

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I'd recommend you get in-touch with Mike Nevin. He's quite an
authority in this area (Association of Strategic Alliance
Partnerships UK Chairman). He'd certainly be able to point you in
the direction of others if he couldn't personally help.
Hope this helps,

Conall Platts

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Here's some material that might help (see site for details).

Bob Foley

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Any Answers Answered:
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This fortnight, new responses have been added to the following
questions:

Q - I'm running a workshop on cross-cultural management. I'd like
to include a short session to show that, although it can be much
more work to manage a culturally diverse group, there are
advantages in terms of better problem solving and creativity and,
potentially, better appeal to a wider range of customers. I've
already got lots of theory, I need something fun to fit in
between a couple of heavy sessions.

Philippa Forsyth

https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78865/728

A - Hi Philippa,
Just off the top of my head, how about a quick role-play
scenario, whereby you give each delegate an inappropriate role?
Create diverse roles that could be applicable to cover all bases.
You could choose just about any scene relevant to your delegate
workplace and the course goals.

Clive O'Donnell

To read the full responses, see
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78865/728

Q - I'm conducting some research into trust, in particular,
techniques for accelerating the process of building trust within
new teams. Does any one have any ideas of resources, references
or exercises which they have seen work in this context?

Conall Platts

https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78317/728

A - Conall, I have found that using a team profiling psychometric
tool, combined with a workshop to agree things such as team
objectives, values, behaviours, ways of working, etc can work
wonders in building trust early.

Fiona Hodges

A - I agree fully with Fiona, the only other area I would
consider is Experiential Learning. The key is not just the
outdoors, its the ability of the facilitator to link it to
business needs.

Tom Govan

To read the full responses, see
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/78317/728

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