Editing Value chain (section)

===Support activities===
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Using support activities helps make primary activities more effective. Increasing any of the four support activities helps at least one primary activity to work more efficiently.
*Infrastructure: consists of activities such as [[accounting]], [[Corporate law|legal]], [[finance]], [[control (management)|control]], [[public relations]], [[quality assurance]] and [[Strategic management|general (strategic) management]].
*[[Research and development|Technological development]]: pertains to the equipment, hardware, software, procedures and technical knowledge brought to bear in the firm's transformation of inputs(Raw materials) into outputs (finished goods).
*[[Human resources management]]: consists of all activities involved in recruiting, hiring, training, developing, compensating and (if necessary) dismissing or laying off personnel.
*[[Procurement]]: the acquisition of goods, services or works from an outside external source. In this field company also makes decisions of purchases.