SupplyChain Magazine January 2020 | Page 44

DIGITALISATION
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With digitisation beginning to take hold over the supply chain world , many companies are turning to consultancy and advisory services for support . That ’ s where The Hackett Group comes in . Offering intellectual property-based strategic consultancy , leading enterprise benchmarking and best practices in digital transformation , the Hackett Group provides firms with expert advice to succeed in the space amidst significant technological change in the industry .

Nic Walden , UK procurement programme leader at The Hackett Group , specialises in helping companies transform their procurement functions into becoming true strategic business enabling functions . “ I ’ m working with many well known and large multinational companies on a continuous basis through our membership programmes ,” says Walden . “ We ’ re utilising our best practice research and thought leadership to support procurement leadership teams , to help them better understand what ’ s changing in the business environment and what that means for the world-class future procurement function . We provide that external perspective and help guide their procurement function and transformation strategy to ultimately enable better decision making towards greater effectiveness , efficiency and experience .”
JANUARY 2020