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GARTNER HAS RELEASED The findings from its 11th annual Supply Chain Top 25 , identifying global supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices . Analysts announced the findings from this year ’ s research at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference , which is being held through today at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix , USA .
Stan Aronow , Research Vice President at Gartner , said : “ 2015 marks the 11th year of our annual Supply Chain Top 25 ranking .
“ This edition of the Supply Chain Top 25 , we have several longtime leaders with new lessons to share and a number of more recent entrants from the high-tech , consumer products , retail and industrial sectors .”
The top five include three from last year ; Amazon , McDonald ’ s and Unilever , one returning leader , Intel , and a newcomer to this elite group , Inditex . Three companies re-joined the list this year after a lengthy hiatus , with L ’ Oréal at No . 22 , Toyota at No . 24 and Home Depot at No . 25 . Those familiar with Gartner ’ s Supply Chain Top 25 may wonder why perennial leaders Apple and P & G are not included on this year ’ s list .
“ This year we are introducing a brand new category to highlight the accomplishments and capabilities of long-term leaders . We are , therefore , recognising those companies that have consistently had top five composite scores for at least seven out of the last 10 years and placing them into a ‘ masters ’ category , separate
Rank Company
Peer Opinion 1 ( 200 voters ) ( 25 %)
1 Amazon 3394
2 McDonald ’ s 1626
3 Unilever 1996
4 Intel 1064 5 Inditex 1003 6 Cisco Systems 1147 7 H & M 809 8 Samsung Electronics 1568 9 Colgate-Palmolive 1034 10 Nike 1369
20 September 2015