Evolution of Takeda's Organisational Structure and Value Chain Activities

TAKEDA case

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
1. The evolution of Takeda's organisational...............................................................................2
structure throughout their time and then critically discuss and analyse the role of...................2
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Organisational.............................................................................................................................2
structure .....................................................................................................................................2
2.Value chain activities of the company with the components of their value chain 1150.........5
Value Chain.................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Organisational structure is the structure which helps in deciding the responsibilities,
roles and duties of the employees in the organisation. It supports in managing the size and design
of the work culture as per the situation of the company. The company chosen in the project is
Takeda which is a pharmaceutical company and one of the largest pharmaceutical company in
the Asia and was founded by Chobei Takeda in the year 1781 (Al-Kfairy and Mellor, 2020). The
repost is going to highlight the whole process of evolution of Takeda's organisational structure
with the time and the role of corporate vision, people, values, and culture for the long term
growth of Takeda. The report further explains the components of the value chain as it is a model
which allows the company to transform the product or the service.
MAIN BODY
1. The evolution of Takeda's organisational structure throughout their time
Organisational structure
It is a way which is required for the purpose of development of the company in which the
employees are clear about their duties, levels and responsibilities. The company started its
journey by selling traditional Japanese and Chinese herbal medicines in Doshomachi in Japan.
The founder of the company Chobei was known for the high quality of his products and his
careful and consistent work style that passed on to the Takeda family. They work on the basis of
principle that is related to social responsibility that is to serve the public, work together in
harmony, make efforts to study deeply, respect plainness, and observe the propriety properly.
After World War II ended, the Japanese government enforced a series of protective measures to
promote the whole process of pharmaceutical manufacturing (Kopnina, 2021). The company also
got the license to convert the naval arsenal into a plant which primarily manufactured vaccines
and became the company’s second- main facility. The company also started the production of
Japan’s first multivitamin, which helps the people of Japan from various suffering such as
malnutrition and many others. As the pharmaceutical industry also grew in different countries
that was beneficial for the company (Li and et.al., 2020). Moreover, the government revised
regulations that had protected Japanese pharma companies that working in the foreign
companies. Japanese pharma companies also stepped up their R&D capabilities to produce new
medicines and items in order to boost the image of the company in the global market.
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