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Porters Primary activities

Porter’s Primary activities:

1. Inbound Logistics:

• Suppliers’ details.
• Storage details with respect to materials.
• Details regarding placing of order.
• Details regarding quality checks on raw material

2. Managing Operations:

• Inventory Management
• Just in Time application.
• Forecasting of WC requirement.
• Lean production technique application.
• Manufacturing style on demand basis.
• Details of plant layout and machines capacity specification.

3. Outbound Logistics:

• Product quantity.
• Product quality and specification details.
• Transportation and destination details.
• Distribution channels used and associated cost factor.

4. Marketing and Sales

5. Consumer and franchisee feedback.

6. Service

• Warranty liability.
• Service feedback.
• Updates on the self and franchisee service centers.

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