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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
William D. Goldberg, Cary, NC (US);
William E. Hutson, Cary, NC (US);
Christopher H. Wicher, Raleigh, NC (US);
William D. Goldberg, Cary, NC (US);
William E. Hutson, Cary, NC (US);
Christopher H. Wicher, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A company's ability to expand its market presence by delivering value to emerging and immature markets is influenced by its ability to develop a rich and differentiated value net within these emerging markets. Techniques are disclosed for making resource placement decisions in an objective manner, using results from a value chain analysis. Geographies or locations that are candidates for the resource placement are analyzed in terms of a set of criteria which, in preferred embodiments, are directed toward identifying strengths and weaknesses of each location as part of an overall value chain.