Two Basic Types of Systems

Closed system is one that is not influenced by, and does not interact with, its environments. Such systems usullay have predetermined activities that must be performed regardless of the environment.

Open system is one that is influenced by, and is continually interacting with, its environment.

Value Chain Management and Value System Analysis

Your firm's value chain links to the value chains of upstream suppliers and downstream buyers. The result is a larger stream of activities known as the value system.

→ Modern Value Chain

The development of a competitive advantage depends not only on your firm's specific value chain, but also on the value system of which your firm is a part.

Making breakthrough improvements in your value chain requires out of the box, cross-functional, systems thinking.  You have to see the value creation process across the entire flow of work, not just single points... More

Cross-functional Management (CFM)

→ Balanced Organization: 5 Basic Elements 

Cross-functional systems approach to management is about systems thinking and management of business processes across the traditional boundaries of the functional areas. CFM relates to coordinating and synergizing the activities of different units for realizing the superordinate cross-functional goals and policy deployment. It is concerned with building a better system for achieving such cross-functional goals as innovation, quality, cost, and delivery... More

→ Master of Business Synergies

The Growing Role of the Business Architect

In today's knowledge- and innovation-driven complex economy, → Business Architect are in growing demand.  They are cross-functionally excellent people who can tie several silos of business development expertise together, create synergies, design a winning → Business Model and a balanced business system and then lead people who will put their plans into action... More