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Of the supply chain executives surveyed by GEP , 59 % cite the gap between procurement and supply chain as the single most damaging issue for productivity and the optimisation of supply chains .
Tech imbalances and departmental divergency are just two problem areas when it comes to enterprise-wide change projects . This is why professional services companies offer fact-based , actionable supply chain insights that meet the very particular needs of any given company .
Organisations such as McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group offer consultancy services across all aspects of business management , including supply chain . Then there are tech companies , such as Microsoft and IBM , who offer consultancy solutions drawn from marrying deep technical expertise with business change programmes .
Other consultancies are supply chain specialists . GEP , for example , is a leading
global provider of consulting , outsourcing and technology solutions to procurement and supply chains at market-leading enterprises .
So how , exactly , can an organisation get the most from a consultancy service ? Is there an optimal way that they can work with consultancies to arrive at the solutions they need , or a best-practise approach to implementation ?
Paul Blake is Senior Director of Engagement at GEP . Blake has been with the company for 10 years , and in that time he has seen many changes in supply chain operations .
“ Supply chain operations today are more complex than ever before ,” he says , speaking in an interview on GEP ’ s YouTube channel . “ Transparency and collaboration are really key to getting supply chains on the right footing for a more vulnerable , uncertain , and unclear future .” supplychaindigital . com 61