Value Network

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Value Network. It is a set of activities required to design, order, transport, manufacture, and supply (or provide in the case of a service) a given product. These activities cover the entire crossing of the product/service organization to the end customer. Objective analysis of the value network is to classify tasks into categories. The value network can be seen as the set of activities that brings value to the customer (and indirectly to the organization). It is a generalization of the supply chain.