| Strategies | Department |
| a. Developing new markets b. Developing new products for existing markets c. Push/Pull Strategy d.Skim/Penetration/Dynamic Pricing | |
| a. Flow of products in and out of the process b. Centralization, outsourcing, use of the internet | |
| a. Low Skill (Low Pay, Repetitive Tasks, High Turnover) b. High Skill (HIgh Pay, Cross Trained, Self Managing Teams) | |
| a. Examines financial implications of corporate and business leverage b. MAX financial value of a firm | |
| a. Obtaining Raw Materials (Buy Inputs) b. Multiple Sourcing (Play one off another) c. Parallel Sourcing | |
| a. Determines how to and where to manufacture products b. Level of vertical integration c. Deployment of physical resources d. Supplier Relationships | |
| a. Continuous Improvement b. Mass Customization | |
| a. Technology Leader (Pioneering, Innovating, Uniqueness) or Technology Follower (Imitation & Adaptation) | |