APQC Infographic: Going beyond the rebound in supply chain

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

March-April 2022

Yesterday, I hosted a webinar on the steps supply chain leaders are taking to redesign their supply chains to cope with this period of unprecedented demand. Earlier last month, I attended the Manifest conference in Las Vegas. The exhibitors featured a lineup of supply chain startups while the attendee list was dominated by venture capital firms looking to get in on the action in our booming industry. This morning, one of the lead news stories is about another disruption threatening to bring global supply chains to a halt:

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In 2022, supply chain organizations must build on their recovery from the disruptions of the past two years. Achieving pre-pandemic performance levels cannot be the goal for businesses that want to thrive this year. Instead, organizations should look to technology developments and process improvement to make the difference in their supply chain.

Organizations spent 2021 catching up to their past supply chain performance while adjusting to more disruptions. They know it is not enough to survive through a tough period, but that to be successful they have to embrace the tools and technologies anticipated to make an impact on the field.

The infographic below presents how organizations have performed in the face of two years of a pandemic. It also presents trends businesses should consider to move past the rebound and achieve longer-lasting success.

Read the related feature story from APQC in this month’s issue.

See the full size infographic here.

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