Digital Transformation Drives Supply Chain Efficiency
1. THE DIGITAL LINK
TO SUPPLY CHAIN
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES DRIVE EFFICIENCY
OF SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS
Digital Tools Enable Effective
Internal and External Collaboration
Digital Technologies
Ensure Data Consistency
Electronic Data Interchange platform
helped Levi Strauss & Co. to reduce
manual tracking and tracing of inbound
shipments by
Digital collaboration enables Zara
to design, produce and deliver new
apparel to stores in
98%
~14 days
,
compared to
9 months for competition
S
WEVER, SUPPLY CHAINS IN MOST ORGANIZATION
HO
LACK DIGITAL MATURITY
Survey of Supply Chain Professionals
on Digital Maturity
11%
69%
of companies
are ‘Beginners’
of companies
are ‘Digirati’
Supply Chain Organizations Realize the Importance
of Digital but Don’t Take Much Action
49%
of companies experience
immense pressure to digitally but
transform their supply chain
65%
of companies don't
have a clear digital
supply chain vision
and strategy
Lack of People Capabilities is a Key Factor
in the Low Digital Maturity of Supply Chains
57%
Only
of companies acknowledged
a competency gap
Poor Alignment Between Technical
and Supply Chain Teams
40%
of companies think their technical and supply chains
teams are aligned in terms of vision, priorities, and
actual fulfillment of business needs
HOW TO SCALE-UP THE DIGITAL MATURITY
OF SUPPLY CHAIN?
Build Supply Chain
Organization and
Governance Model
Digitize Supply
Chain Performance
Management
Integrate Functions
Across Supply Chain
Leverage
Reusable Technology
Components
Define Digital
Supply Chain Strategy
Sources:
1. IPR Plaza, “Zara: A Case of Rapid-Fire Fast Fashion Strategy”, December 2012
2. Aberdeen Group, “Supply Chain Visibility Excellence”, March 2011
3. Digirati companies are companies that leverage digital technologies to transform. They have executives that share a strong
vision for what new technologies bring, invest in and manage digital technologies quickly and effectively, and gain the most
value from digital transformation
4. Beginners are companies that have been slow to adopt advanced digital technologies
5. Capgemini Consulting – MIT Sloan Management Review, “Embracing Digital Technology: A New Strategic Imperative”, 2013
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