Seven Reasons you May Fail in the Race for Supply Chain 2020 A presentation prepared for the Supply Chain Insights Global Conference on September 10th-12th

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You treat your
supply chain like a

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…rather than an
that can eliminate waste, reduce costs and improve value

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You hired a
busload of
consultants
and spent
buckets of money
on
“best practices”

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But these weren’t
“best practices”
after all
…
rather, they were

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Your
technologies
are more
about
than your
customers

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Customer data is
more readily
available
…
but current
technologies
aren’t taking
advantage of it
INSIDE OUT
Processes are
OUTSIDE IN
But should be

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You are moving like a
in a fast-paced world

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Are you ready for
The metronome of the supply chain is speeding up

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You are simply not prepared
to compete for supply chain

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There is a 6:1ratio of demand to
supply for new college graduates
is the
missing link
but does he know SUPPLY CHAIN?
This guy looks good…

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Your technologies are quickly
becoming
MRP
DRP
SRM
ERP II
CRM

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New technologies are emerging,
but the outcomes are unknown.
Are you ready to focus
on small, iterative
projects with an

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Pavlov’s Dog

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Are you ready for systems
that SENSE and LEARN?

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Companies Are Stuck
They are unable to balance trade-offs

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We must
move past

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a different kind of supply chain…

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Conventional
Manufacturing 3D Printing
Efficient Sickness Wellness Saving Earth
Shopping Cart Shopping Button
Polluting Earth
Adopting new technologies

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Yelling Listening Functional Silos T-Shaped ManagersFunctional Silos
BREADTH
DEPTH
Realigning processes & people

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The Race for Supply Chain 2020 is
Now is the time for:
an end-to-end focus
new leadership
active listening
keeping pace
building talent
taking risks
rethinking supply chain excellence
rewiring for new mental models

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