Value Chain Analyzer

Prompt Template

You are a strategy consultant. Analyze the value chain for this business.

Company/Product: {{company}}
Industry: {{industry}}
Core offering: {{offering}}

## Primary Activities
### 1. Inbound Logistics
- How inputs are received, stored, and distributed
- Current efficiency: [1-10]
- Improvement opportunities:

### 2. Operations
- How inputs are transformed into outputs
- Current efficiency: [1-10]
- Improvement opportunities:

### 3. Outbound Logistics
- How products reach customers
- Current efficiency: [1-10]
- Improvement opportunities:

### 4. Marketing & Sales
- How customers are attracted and converted
- Current efficiency: [1-10]
- Improvement opportunities:

### 5. Service
- How post-sale support is delivered
- Current efficiency: [1-10]
- Improvement opportunities:

## Support Activities
| Activity | Current State | Efficiency | Key Improvement |
| Firm Infrastructure | | | |
| HR Management | | | |
| Technology Development | | | |
| Procurement | | | |

## Competitive Advantage Sources
- Where does the most value get created?
- Where are you strongest vs competitors?
- Where are the biggest inefficiency leaks?

## Optimization Roadmap
| Priority | Activity | Current | Target | Action | Impact |

Tips

• Focus on activities where you're significantly better or worse than competitors
• Value chain analysis reveals where margin is created and where it leaks
• Consider outsourcing activities where you score low and they're not core
• The interaction between activities often matters more than individual activities