The Supply Chain Top 25: Raising the Bar

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September-October 2012

The Supply Chain Top 25 rankings from Gartner Inc. is one of the most eagerly anticipated indicators of supply chain excellence. This year’s leaders share certain characteristics that drive day-to-day performance while solidifying the foundation for future growth. Gartner’s Debra Hofman and Stan Aronow tells how their standout performance is raising the supply chain leadership bar for companies everywhere.

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Gartner’s Supply Chain Top 25, published since 2004, is an annual ranking of leaders in the global supply chain. At its core, the Supply Chain Top 25 is about demand-driven
leadership. Every year, we identify the companies that push the envelope of supply chain innovation. Our goal is to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline, as well as how it impacts the business, and to catalyze the debate and the cross-fertilization of ideas about what supply chain excellence really means.

What Is the Definition of Excellence?

Our methodology, detailed below, is based on a composite score for each company that is made up of a set of financials combined with an opinion component, providing
a balance between objective and subjective components. In completing their ballots, voters are asked to identify those companies they believe are furthest along the journey toward the demand-driven ideal, as defined in Gartner research and on the voting website.

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