A study on Success and Sustainability in the Supply Chain
According a report from BPM Forum and E2open released on July 20, nearly two-thirds of the supply chain and operations professionals have marginal or no visibility across all tiers and levels of their supply chain. In addition 78% of companies feel that the synergy and accountability in their global trading network is suboptimal.
The report which was titled as “Acceleration of ECO-Operation: Achieving Success & Sustainability in the Supply Chain,” surveyed more than 125 supply chain, operations, finance and executive professionals around the world to measure and quantify just how companies are managing the complexities of supply chain demands, distribution costs and environmental concerns.
The study which was conducted in Q2 2009 scrutinized the various tiers of supply and demand chain networks to find out their progress in achieving ECO-Operation, or optimal visibility, collaboration, and sustainability.
He study revealed that the major reason of companies not achieving their bottom line benefits was lack of leadership, visibility and standardized sustainability metrics. 42% of companies do not consider their carbon and energy footprint as including their entire extended supply chain, and only 55% say their customers would agree. More than half of respondents say that their competitors use green or ECO-Operation practices for competitive advantage. An overwhelming 85% of respondents say they are actively involved in new programs that drive operational efficiency, CSR and cost-savings across supply and demand chains.
“Unifying and controlling complex, globally-distributed value networks in turbulent, unpredictable times requires real-time operational insights down to the product level, accurate sourcing and sell-through intelligence, and relentless dedication to eliminating waste in all areas of the go-to-market process,” said Donovan Neale-May, executive director of the BPM Forum.
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