race for supply chain 2020: insights on s&op and agility

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Race for Supply Chain 2020

Study

Summary ChartsOctober 2013 – December 2014


Agenda

Study Overview

Supply Chain Agility

Sales & Operations Planning

Team Alignment

Supply Chain Performance


Study Overview


Two-Thirds of Respondents Are “Users”:

Mostly Manufacturers and Mostly in a Supply Chain Role


Respondents Are Mostly Based in the US or Europe

and Company Revenue is $4 Billion on Average


Top Functions Reporting into Supply Chain:

Supply/Demand Planning, Logistics, and Inventory


For Nearly Two-Thirds, Leader of Supply Chain Reports

to President or C-Level Executive


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Study Overview



Team Alignment



Nearly All Say Supply Chain Agility Is Important,

but Less than One-Third Have Agile Supply Chains


Those in North America Report Higher Agility Importance

Than Those in Europe


80% Say Supply Chains Is More Agile than 5 Years Ago;

36% Say More Agile than 1 Year Ago


Most Important Agility Techniques:

Demand Forecasting, Visibility, Channel Data, and Speed


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Study Overview



Team Alignment



71% of Users Report Having a Sales

and Operations Planning Process


Over Two-in-Five Report the S&OP Process

Is Effective


Performance Is Low Across S&OP Measures


Top S&OP Challenges Include Competing Priorities

and Lack of Executive Team Support


Over Half Report Greater S&OP Emphasis on Sales and

Marketing Over Operations


One-Third Report S&OP Is Hardly Executed to Plan


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Study Overview



Team Alignment



Sales & Marketing Alignment Is Among

Most Important and Most Successful


Important Alignment with Low Performance:

Sales and Operations


Greatest Gaps in Team Alignment:

Sales-Operations, Operations-IT, Marketing-Finance and

Sales-Finance


Over Two-in-Five Think Teams Are Aligned

Compared to Other Companies


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Study Overview



Team Alignment



Top Elements of Supply Chain Pain:

Supply Chain Visibility & Demand/Supply Volatility


More Than One Quarter Have Center of Excellence;

Only 12% Give Most Mature Definition of Excellence


Those in North America Are Less Likely to Report

Having a Supply Chain “Center of Excellence”


Top Supply Chain Descriptive Challenges:

Room for Improvement, Cautious, Reactive,

Traditional and Inside-out


Top Supply Chain Trends:

Supply Chain Visibility and Demand Sensing


Top Challenges to Supply Chain Excellence:

Shorter Lifecycles/Pipelines and Safety/Security

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