APQC News
To bridge the chasm between ESG aspiration and implementation, businesses must refine their focus on the ESG agenda to clearly define the importance of environmental, social, and governance factors within organizational policies and strategies, with a focus on execution.
The infographic below shows how organizations performed on their business goals in 2023, as well as areas of focus for 2024.
Organizations are prioritizing preparedness against ongoing uncertainty.
Organizations can build on their relationships with key supply chain partners and stakeholders by adopting an open approach based on collaboration and co-creation.
Using business ecosystems for innovation can yield better results and performance.
Organizations face pressure from the public, regulatory agencies, and legislation to ensure that they monitor their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, scope 3 emissions, or those resulting from sources in the value chain not owned or controlled by the organization,…
Prioritize based on supplier impact, and don’t forget your lower tiers.
APQC classifies organizations that have established these practices as having high information maturity. Advantages that these organizations have over others include the ability to determine product locations throughout the supply chain.
Information maturity leads to improved performance and customer loyalty.
As supply chains continue to evolve to meet the needs of a post-pandemic world, processes and systems have to be transformed accordingly. Continued transformations mean that organizations are devoting time and resources to change management initiatives. This includes measuring…
To evaluate change management, be flexible and remember the influence of measures.
How the global pandemic, labor shortage and rapid advances in technology are changing the development of and participation in supply chain executive education.
The infographic below shows where sustainability ranks among top procurement objectives. It also presents how sustainability factors into procurement goals and the areas of focus for supplier relationships.
Make visibility and collaboration central to sustainability efforts.
People are central to overcoming supply chain obstacles in 2023.
