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Business Organizations as systems__ A system designed for the purpose of creating products and services for customers. When a company is viewed as a system within an environment, the __basic system concepts__ are fulfilled by specific roles. A system consists of **Input**, **Work Processing**, and **Output.**  __The Value Chain Model__ Views a business as a series of activities designed to add value to a product or service. A profit is achieved when the value added by an activity exceeds the cost of performing the activity. There are **primary** and **secondary** activities.
 * The **Environment**: customers, stockholders, other organizations such as competitors, suppliers, banks, government agencies.
 * The __**Input**__: people, materials, money, knowledge, other resources (these are tools needed to perform work processes)
 * Th**e __Work Processing__**  : manufacturing, marketing and sales, accounting and finance. (these produce the output)
 * The __**Output**__: products, services, dividends and taxes, information
 * The **Control Function**: managers of the firm (ensure that the input, processing, and output functions perform properly)


 * Primary activities**: activities that are directly related to the producing the product.
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">inbound logistics
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">operations
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">outbound logistic
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">sales and marketing
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">service
 * Secondary activities**: activities that //support// the firm's primary activities
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">management and administrative services
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">human resources management
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">technology development
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(34,17,176)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(42,23,161)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(101,22,162)">procurement of supplies and raw materials


 * Some ideas for our Voice Thread presentation: (add your ideas!)**
 * **diagram of a basic IT system**
 * **Diagram showing how business systems fit that model**
 * **video??**

I found a site discussing the power and influence of TNCs: http://www.answers.com/topic/multinational-corporation?cat=biz-fin