Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 供应链管理TOP25分析报告
Key Findings
■
The Top 5 include three mainstays — Apple, Dell and P&G — and two that joined the list for the
first time last year—Research In Motion (RIM) and Amazon.
■
Four new companies joined the list this year: Nestle, Starbucks, 3M and Kraft Foods.
■
Four key themes emerged this year among the leaders, including how they deal with volatility,
their approaches to value chain network integration, their focus on sustainable execution and
their abilities to orchestrate.
Recommendations
■
Develop supply chain processes and methodologies throughout your trading partner network
that will provide the resiliency to deliver predictable results in the face of ongoing volatility.
■
Supplement a clearly articulated, long-term value chain vision with strong, agile, and
sustainable execution capabilities. Push your team to think differently and go beyond
conventional wisdom to push the boundaries on performance levels.
■
Measure your supply chain as your customers experience it. Develop the capability to
internalize customer needs, and proactively build customer feedback into your supply chain
design.
■
Step back and consider the basic supply chain capabilities you need, as well as the innovations
that will differentiate your performance. Ensure the sustainability of your efforts and initiatives
through a constant focus on governance, change management and culture.