Supply chains traditionally encounter significant gaps between what they can deliver and what finance promises. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how CSCOs can leverage unconventional techniques to correct these strategic misalignments and contribute to growth. Many CSCOs are trying to improve traditional planning solutions. They believe disciplined S&OP and S&OE will help them manage end-to-end cost and risk. Under a period of inflation and recessionary pressure, their search has taken renewed urgency. But the environment has profoundly changed from one of relative stability to relative instability. It’s not clear that traditional S&OP and S&OE solutions to solve this problem will be appropriate. This research will challenge conventional thinking and seeks a new, alternative approach.
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In this episode of the Supply Chain Podcast, host Lindsay Azim sits down with Gartner Senior Director Analyst Suzie Petrusic to discuss the myriad impacts strategic misalignment has on supply chains. They explore the damage strategic misalignment inflicts on profit margins and supply chain capacity, as well as how CSCOs can approach the issue through counterintuitive organizational design.
About the Guest
Suzie Petrusic, Ph.D., is the Gartner Senior Director Analyst serving chief supply chain officers in all the areas of supply chain related to strategy leadership and execution. She has authored and co-authored research and case studies on topics such as risk, supply chain maturity, the future of the supply chain, customer enablement, inflation and recession, and supply chain constraints. Suzie also leads Gartner’s research agenda for chief supply chain officers.
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