... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? CPOs must lead in building risk-resilient organizations by elevating supplier risk to the same priority level as cost savings. In a volatile, multitier supply ecosystem shaped by AI, economic uncertainty and geopolitical threats, CPOs who strengthen supplier r ...
Analyst(s): Ryan Polk | Yanni Karalis
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