Global Business Configuration: Exploring Activities within the Global Value Chain of Marks & Spencer

Global business
configuration

Table of Contents
1. For a firm of your choice explain through reference to theory . &other secondary sources the
different activities within its global value chain &how these are configured...............................................3
2. Explain through reference to theory, a method the firm used to establish one or more global value
chain activities within a particular host location e.g. words) Joint Venture, FDI, contract manufacturing. .7
References.................................................................................................................................................10

1. For a firm of your choice explain through reference to theory .
&other secondary sources the different activities within its
global value chain &how these are configured
Porters value chain model
In order to address the requirements of the organization maintain all the sources &
conduct all the activities in order to manage as per to follow the global value chain, it is
necessary to apply Porters value chain model which can useful to manage the various activities
within the global value chain (Reddy, Chundakkadan and Sasidharan, 2020). Porter's Value
Chain determined that how system really works & how inputs can effectively become consumer-
purchased outputs. Marks &Spencer is the most popular retail organization in United Kingdom
which mainly operating their business all around the globe. As per to maintain every activities,
manager of the Marks & Spencer utilized this value chain model so that company can effectively
manage their performance level globally. With the help of this approach, Porter proposed a chain
of operations typical to all businesses, whereby Porter divided into primary &support activities
which are discussed below in context of Marks & Spencer -