The Porter Ontology
(abstract) a collection of activities, in a particular sequence, nothing more nothing less
Focus on specific business units rather than the entire organization, and may integrate with other internal value chains.
Customer Service
Executives, management team, legal team, accounting etc
Firm Infrastructure
Cross borders or regions and may include multinational partnerships and trade agreements.
Human Resource Management
Inbound Logistics
Marketing and Sales
Operations
Outbound Logistics
Involve physical, tangible resources.
Primary Activity
Procurement
Support Activity
(R&D) This gets into the "how to" stuff
represents the activities of one line of business. Models and illustrates the linkages needed to perform the discrete functions that keep customers buying products or services. The mechanism to execute the processes
The Value Stream is the connection between the activities. The Value Stream groups the Activities together.
Involve virtual, electronic information/
Pepsico Potato Chip Value Chain