SupplyChain Magazine April 2022 | Page 47

SUPPLY CHAIN

Not so long ago , supply chain was seen by many businesses as a costeffective business enabler . But no longer . Thanks to the pandemic , and the ceaseless drive towards sustainability , supply chains must be transparent and agile , efficient , secure and ethical .

Accordingly , workplace roles across the value chain are also evolving , and technology is introducing ever-more innovative tools and solutions that are revolutionising planning cycles and day-to-day decision making .
With such profound across-the-board change , supply transformation cannot be one size fits all . The insight and guidance required has to be tailored to the business in question .
This is why professional services companies offer fact-based , actionable supply chain insights that meet the very particular needs of any given company .
There are professional services companies , such as McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group , who offer consultancy services across all aspects of business management . Then there are tech companies , such as Microsoft and IBM , who offer consultancy solutions drawn from marrying deep technical expertise with business change programmes .
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