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Key Resources are the most important assets required to make a business model work.
They allow the company to:
– Deliver Value Propositions
– Reach Markets
– Build Relationships with Customer Segments
– Generate Revenues

Some questions that are useful to understand the content of this block are
– What resources do the company’s Value Propositions require?
– What resources do the company’s Distribution Channels require?
– What resources do the company’s Customer Relationships require?
– What resources do the company’s Revenue Streams require?

Key Resources could be of 5 types:
– Human
– Intellectual
– Financial
– Physical
– Digital

Usually, Key Resources are a clear consequence of other canvas blocks such as Value Propositions, Channels, Customer Relationships and Key Activities.

SUPPLY CHAIN CANVAS

Key Resources are fundamental in the Business Model Canvas since they are the most important assets required to make a business model work.

Supply Chain Canvas is a tool that helps a company to build a Supply Chain that is tailored to your Value Propositions by:
– Defining Key Activities, Key Resources and Key Partners
– Visualizing the synchronization of the activities of the network

The Supply Chain Canvas focuses on synchronizing a company’s Supply Chain by splitting it into 4 sections:
1. Deliver Value to the Customers
2. Looking for Efficiency inside Operations
3. Minimizing Costs while Maximizing Service Level
4. Minimizing Fixed Assets, Inventory and Account Payable

Learn more about the Supply Chain Canvas by following this link.