APQC Infographic: Supply chain knowledge and concern for the future

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the July-August 2022 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers.

July-August 2022

In late May, I attended the Institute for Supply Management’s first live conference since 2019. The message from Tom Derry, ISM’s CEO, was simple: These are challenging times, but along with the challenges come opportunities for those of us who can step up and lead our organizations into the future. One area where supply chain will be tasked with stepping up to the plate is going to be ESG, the initialism for environmental, social and governance. It was a major theme of the conference, and while all of the reporting requirements are still being debated, there’s little question that supply chain will lead the charge in environmental initiatives…

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Supply chains have become well-known due to the disruptions and shortages caused by the pandemic. As a result, more individuals outside of supply chain roles believe they have in-depth knowledge of supply chains. This does not, however, lead to more concern about the future of global supply chains.

The pandemic has caused disruptions and shortages that have made supply chains a topic of everyday conversation. More individuals outside of the supply chain field believe they have in-depth knowledge of supply chains. Despite their level of knowledge, these individuals have varying degrees of concern about the future of global supply chains.

The infographic below presents the amount of individuals not working in the supply chain field who have in-depth knowledge about supply chains. It also presents the degree to which these individuals are worried about the future of global supply chains.

Related Feature Article: Two years of disruptions have increased the awareness of supply chains

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