Each question should be at least one page in length.
1. Explain the purpose of "Strategic Alignment". Discuss its influence on business processes.
2. What are the relationships between the competitive environment (within a particular industry sector) and the value chain of a particular organisation?
3. What is the difference between outsourcing and offshoring for business process management? What issues need to be considered as part of the decision on whether to outsource or not? Give examples.
4. What is the role of "Support Processes" in the value chain? Please discuss this in terms of how "linkages" affect optimisation and coordination in the value chain.