The Gartner Supply Chain Podcast

Thrive in a Resource-Constrained World

Episode Summary

Volatile geopolitics are disrupting resource flows, climate change impacts are threatening supply and emissions reduction goals are proliferating. This episode of the Supply Chain Podcast explores how CSCOs can extract more value from increasingly scarce and constrained resources.

Episode Notes

This episode explores:

• The wide array of constraints currently impacting supply chain organizations. (1:17)
• Securing a long-term mandate for investment by resolving short-term issues for the wider organization. (4:18)
• Next steps for CSCOs who have secured their mandate for investment. (7:38)
• Internal challenges to combating constraints, such as skepticism and gaps in capability or knowledge. (10:16)
• Recommendations for CSCOs to overcome constraints. (15:06)

Supply Chain Podcast host Thomas O’Connor and Gartner senior director analyst Laura Rainier discuss how supply chain leaders can combat increasing constraints to resources through the lens of Laura’s Supply Chain Executive Report: Thrive in a Resource-Constrained World. They explore how CSCOs can resolve short-term issues to secure investments and confidence in long-term initiatives for overcoming increasing constraints.