**[[Porter's Value Chain]]** is a high-level, comprehensive, and process-based representation of a business's core activity, purpose, and value. ^about Originally published in [[Michael Porter]]'s 1985 book, [[Competitive Advantage (Book)|Competitive Advantage]], it was and still remains one of the most definitive and influence representations of value chain theory. An adaptation of the core diagram of the concept is provided below: ![[Porter's Value Chain.excalidraw.svg]]