Production Value Chain Model for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Abstract In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4IR, manufacturing firms face more competitive environments, rapidly changing information and communication technologies (ICTs), customers’ preferences than ever before. This paper analyzes relevant literature proposes a systemic customer-centric knowledge-based production value chain (KPVC) to leverage distinctive core competencies (DCCs) create sustainable advantage (SCA) in contexts. The introduces an integrative KPVC model that enables companies respond environmental drivers, DCCs, SCA. It adopts exploratory approach developing unified inherently interdisciplinary based on review of scholarly literature. integrated comprises (PVC), knowledge management (KM) processes, business process re-engineering (BPR) enabling activities. A successful move requires fully automated system allowing define, track, manage their work processes. Effective is principal for leveraging DCCs quest achieving SCA today’s world generating better values customers companies.