There are many different drivers and obstacles to building and running a Supply Chain Center of Excellence. If done correctly. the organization rates itself as more aligned, proactive and agile. Success can only happen when there is a supportive culture. The goal of this infographic is to help supply chain leaders beat the odds.

1. Testing of new technologies
Mergers and Acquisitions
Network design and the orchestration of flows
Continuation of work on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Increasing the importance of supply chain management
Building global teams and supply chain talent
Metrics and implementation of analytics
CLEAR STRATEGY
FOCUSED ON
BUSINESS IMPERATIVE
EXECUTIVE SUPPORT
STRONG SUPPORT
FROM HR FOR
TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
PULL-BASED
INTERACTION WITH
GREATER ORGANIZATION
STRONG SKILLS IN
SUPPLY CHAIN
PLANNING
& NETWORK DESIGN
WHAT ARE
THE BENEFITS?
and enjoy greater
most notably between
CSR & OPERATIONS
MARKETING & FINANCE
OPERATIONS & IT
MANUFACTURING & PROCUREMENT
CLEARLY DEFINE THE SUPPLY
CHAIN STRATEGY AND OPERATING
CHARTER FOR THE SUPPLY CHAIN CENTER
OF EXCELLENCE
FOCUS ON MATURING
YOUR PLANNING AND
SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN PROCESSES
CLEARLY DEFINE THE
GOVERNANCE MODEL
AND MARKET THE GROUP’S EFFORTS
HAVE THE RIGHT
BALANCE OF
PUSH AND PULL
7 KEY DRIVERS
companies with a
GROW AND RETAIN
TALENT
SOURCE:: HTTP://SUPPLYCHAININSIGHTS.COM/?S=SUPPLY+CHAIN+EXCELLENCE
HOW DOES SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS
RECOMMEND YOU BEGIN YOUR
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE JOURNEY?
SUPPLY CHAIN
of
EXCELLENCE
for a
SUCCESSFUL SUPPLY CHAIN CENTER of EXCELLENCE
WHAT MAKES A SUPPLY CHAIN EFFECTIVE?
Fuel Self Serve
TRANSACTIONAL
EFFICIENCY
DATA SHARING
POLICY
RELATIONSHIPS
JOINT VALUE
ORDER-TO-CASH
PROCURE-TO-PAY
FORECAST-TO-FULFILL
CHANNEL DATA SHARING
FORECAST & MARKET PLANS
CUSTOMER & SUPPLIER SCORECARDS
EDI / BUSINESS NETWORKS
SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
JUST-IN-TIME
COST-TO-SERVE & SEGMENTED CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT
JOINT DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATIVE LOGISTICS
CO-LOCATED SUPPLIERS
REDESIGN VALUE
CO-MARKETING
CENTERS
49%ARE EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE...
FOR A SUPPLY CHAIN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TO THRIVE
IN A GLOBAL MULTINATIONAL COMPANY THE GROUP NEEDS
TO CAREFULLY DEFINE REGIONAL/GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
WHAT IS A
SUCCESSFUL SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY?
MORE ALIGNED
24% VS 9%
MORE STRATEGIC
32% VS 6%
MORE OUTSIDE IN
20% VS 3%
MORE PROACTIVE
24% VS 3%
MORE AGILE
39% VS 6%
50%83%
MORE SUCCESSFUL
DEMAND NETWORKS
SUPPLY CHAIN
NETWORK DESIGN
CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
EFFECTIVE SUPPLY
NETWORKS
ALIGN DEMAND
RELATIONSHIPS
DEMAND NETWORKS
RIGHT PRODUCT
PLATFORMS
DESIGN THE
SUPPLY RESPONSE
BUILD
ORGANIZATIONAL
SYSTEMS AND
MANAGE TALENT
ALIGN SUPPLY
RELATIONSHIPS
HOW DO YOU INCREASE COMPANY VALUE
USING SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY?
EXECUTION OF
BUY-SIDE STRATEGIESCAPABILITIES REQUIRED
INNOVATION
METHODOLOGIES
JOIN VALUE CREATION
STRATEGIES
COMPARED
TO
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alignment between teams
finance and operations
supply chain center of excellence
A CLEAR
SUPPLY
CHAIN
STRATEGY
MEANS
GREATER
SUCCESS