The Gartner Supply Chain Podcast

Tame Complexity With an Operating Model Life Cycle

Episode Summary

Complexity keeps growing — supply chains add, but rarely subtract it. Moving from a project view to a life cycle view of supply chain capabilities helps reduce, manage and benefit from complexity. CSCOs must reinvent the operating model so the as-is doesn’t become so ingrained that it prevents innovation. Runtime: 19:41

Episode Notes

In this podcast, host Thomas O’Connor and guest Jennifer Loveland explore the continual growth of supply chain complexity. CSCOs must apply a life cycle management approach to the supply chain operating model as an antidote to this complexity. 

The conversation provides real-world examples from Schneider Electric and Siemens, then finishes up by providing five actions that life cycle owners can take to address issues across the five phases within the Supply Chain Architecture Life Cycle (SCALe), which are summarized here: