Addressing business, technology, systems steadfastness and cultural fundamentals can help organizations better capitalize on today’s opportunities. A functionally service-oriented organization can quickly and economically reorganize components to allow business process modernization.
A key constituent in the future of business is the aptitude to repurpose proven, valuable, existing assets as lithe, componentized services.
You might also see your company’s own primary business product offered to the world in the marketplace. Maybe you’re a business-to-business (B2B)-focused company that offers your service to be incorporated into other companies’ dynamic value nets, and this marketplace is your primary distribution channel. This would make you a service provider. But you’re probably both a provider and a consumer, since the service you offer is likely composed of your own unique contributions, plus services that you consume, which are provided by others
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