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ASSURANCE OF LEARNING EXERCISES ,See if you can identify the value chain relatio

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Question

ASSURANCE OF LEARNING EXERCISES ,See if you can identify the value chain relationships that make the businesss of L01, - the following companies related in competitively relevant ways. In particular, you LO3, should consider whether there are cross-business opportunities for (a) transferring competitively valuable resources, expertise, technological know-how and other (b) cost sharing where value chain activities can be combined, and/or (c) leveraging use of a well-respected brand name. OSI Restaurant Partners Outback Steakhouse. Carrabba's Italian Grill. Roy's Restaurant (Hawaiian fusion cuisine). Bonefish Grill (market-fresh fine seafood). Fleming's Prime Steakhouse &Wine; Bar. Lee Roy Selmon's (Southern comfort food). Cheeseburger in Paradise. Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits (fine seafood).

Explanation / Answer

In this context, L’Oreal & Johnson & Johnson are truly synergistic and they can leverage the following capabilities across their value chain:

The capabilities of OSI restaurant partners, in my opinion, could not be leveraged here as they are completely in a different business and no capabilities of their business could be leveraged with either L’Oreal or Johnson & Johnson