What do gold standard supply chain organizations do differently? For starters, the chief supply chain officer (CSCO) is viewed as a strategic business partner, which is only the case at 47% of organizations. A resilient and agile supply chain requires strong alignment between the CSCO and their C-suite peers. But that’s not all.
In this episode, Jennifer Loveland, a Senior Director Analyst within the Gartner Supply Chain team, discusses the four critical reinventions high-performing supply chain organizations are implementing to combat disruption in the short term, and how two trends in particular have serious potential to impact supply chain revenue in the long term.
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Opening Thoughts
How Supply Chains Are Changing
The Differences Between Supply Chain Leaders and Laggards
The Four Ways Supply Chains Need to Reinvent
The Importance of Reinvention
How Supply Chain Contributes to Growth
Case Study: Schneider Electric
Advice to Supply Chain Leaders
Jennifer Loveland | Sr Director Analyst
Jennifer Loveland is a Senior Research Director in the Operations, Industrial and High Tech team. Jennifer advises CSCOs and supply chain leaders on formulating an effective strategy and designing a supply chain to achieve that strategy. Key focus areas include developing customer intimacy to identify what customers value in supply chain, aligning supply chain strategy to corporate strategy, defining the competitive advantage supply chain provides, segmenting the operating model to handle complexity profitably and balance efficiency, agility, resilience and responsiveness. Her research seeks to create methodologies to standardize and break down theoretical concepts such as segmentation or agility to move from "buzz" to value. She is a thought leader on how to build a more modular and composable supply chain and enterprise operating model to thrive during persistent disruption and digital business transformation.
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