Power your potential
Digital technologies are enabling and driving new possibilities in supply chains. Organisations need to take advantage of technology and data to bring new value to customers and across their wider supply chain.
Supply chain leaders able to seize the opportunities of technology will be able to rapidly respond to changing business needs, more easily mitigate risks, deliver new services and capabilities for customers and create more productive, happier workplaces.
69%
of global supply chain leaders say the maturity of their supply chain vision is basic or developing
30%
don’t know how much value will be delivered by smart supply chain adoption
79%
of organisations lack the right mix of skills and capabilities to deliver the transformation
To further explore the opportunities available and how organisations can unlock additional value from the move to smart supply chains, we spoke to over 100 global supply chain leaders across life sciences, industrial, manufacturing and automotive, consumer goods, aerospace and defence organisations.
We set out to discover how they can realise the advances in performance, customer focus and agility that the smart supply chain promises.
We’ve identified the building blocks for success. And we found that those leading the way can be characterised across three archetypes:
Performance-led: Adopts digital technologies into supply chain functions with the primary aim of driving up performance in key metrics that influence day-to-day operations
Connectivity-led: Drives transformation by integrating the end-to-end supply chain, using technology to make connections from the customer, through the enterprise and out to suppliers
Agility-led: Digital becomes part of the organisation’s DNA. By design, the customer sits at the heart of the supply chain – with an embedded culture of innovation and built-in flexibility allowing for rapid response to demand.
Those able to identify the right course of action for their organisation, based on our archetypes, will position themselves to unlock wider business transformation and greater value opportunities.
We’ve developed four key actions for success based on your archetype and ambition:
to suit your purpose and ambition, with the ultimate aim of creating a responsive smart supply chain
by taking a long-term view of benefits across the end-to-end smart supply chain
by scanning, assessing, piloting and scaling available options and linking their use to value outcomes
by developing your processes and people with a relentless focus on efficiency, agility and exceptional service.
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