Operations-centric spheres

Operations centric (includes most enable spheres) Quadrant II and IV products requiring low costs Capital-intensive production processes Proprietary processes that bring competitive advantage Where opportunities exist for specialized automation to reduce cost and lead-time... 

Enable sphere Spheres that involve activities used by product producing spheres. These are operations-centric supporting activities. Customer requirements are set by the needs of the product-producing spheres. Examples can include support systems, organization, logistics services, and sourcing. 

A choice of spheres is represented by two ovals, as shown in Figure 18.3. The first covers all the products sold in the Korean market. The second shows one sphere for microwave ovens sold in North America, Latin America, and Europe. One sphere is product-centric another is market-centric. The other dimension, operations, would also need to be defined. For our Korean sphere, it would presumably include all local production facilities that support the market. For the microwave-oven market, it would encompass the existing source for those markets. 

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