In this episode of the Gartner Supply Chain Podcast, Thomas O’Connor sits down with Ken Chadwick to discuss the concept of the social supply chain, organizational adaptability and the challenge of mobilizing people to drive collaboration and rapid, meaningful change within the supply chain. Guidance is provided for Supply Chain Leaders as to how they can build their own social supply chain.
In this podcast Thomas O’Connor and Ken Chadwick introduce the concept of the social supply chain, investigating how supply chain leadership architects and leads the supply chain community. They explore, using real world examples, why leaders need to be engaged with and enable their diverse community to work in more dynamic, collaborative ways such that they can drive rapid responses in an increasingly complex, ever-changing world. The discussion closes out by recommending five key actions supply chain leaders need to be taking as they look to break down silos and enable a more integrated and social supply chain organization.