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Do More with Your Value Chains: The Value Chain Reference Model (VRM)

ARIS VRM enables fast, high-fidelity process visibility, analysis, and optimization, combining the reference model defined by the Value Chain Group (VCG) with the powerful modeling and analysis functionalities of ARIS Platform. This unique combination enables practitioners and consulting companies to efficiently design, evaluate, and improve a company’s value chain processes based on VCG-endorsed standards.

ARIS VRM promotes consensus in value chain design with regard to planning, governing, and execution activities, while helping to drive continuous improvement and transformation of processes. It provides a robust reference dictionary, including a common terminology base and standard process descriptions to organize and analyze the activities that make up the value chain. ARIS VRM also contains fully interconnected inputs and outputs to and from every activity, a metrics glossary, and a set of recommended practices.

Key benefits:

Comprehensive reference model for value-chain processes and related structures across multiple process levels, including metrics, best practices, and inputs/outputs as a common language throughout the value chain.
Flexible configuration of the predefined value chains for reuse of ARIS VRM elements and addition of information, such as resources involved, IT systems, and more detailed process flows.
Sophisticated functionality for analyzing processes prior to implementation, making it possible to pinpoint bottlenecks, compare alternative value chain options, identify system/organization breaks, and more.
Identify required information system capabilities: After configuring and enhancing the process repository, ARIS Platform can easily integrate the company-specific models with major enterprise-wide applications, including SAP and business process execution products.
Compare process performance to targets: After allocating predefined KPIs and defining performance targets for the value chains, companies can measure and compare their process performance based on the KPIs.

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: Easy visualization and navigation through the entire value chain

Easy visualization and navigation through the entire value chain
ARIS VRM provides a robust reference dictionary, including a common terminology base and standard value chain descriptions to help users identify the activities that make up the value chain. This allows companies to understand and communicate value chain content, including drilldowns and object relationships.

: Translate business strategy into value chain strategy

Translate business strategy into value chain strategy and make it measurable
The business strategy is mapped to strategies in the value chain. The value chain elements are also presented in financial terms via standardized KPIs throughout the value chain.

: Reuse KPIs

Reuse best practices, KPIs, and inputs/outputs, and configure them to suit company requirements
The reference dictionary contains fully interconnected inputs and outputs to and from every activity, a metrics glossary, and a set of recommended practices. In addition, ARIS VRM can be configured and enhanced according to company-specific requirements by adding information, such as resources involved, IT systems or more detailed process flows, resulting in considerable time savings during value chain definition.

: Reports and analysis

Powerful reporting and analysis functionality
ARIS VRM can be used with different products from the ARIS Design and Implementation Platforms. All applicable standard reporting and analysis functionalities can be used to assess how KPIs interact with different value chains.