TheFuture-Ready
SupplyChain
4pathstoprepareforwhat’snextin
2025andbeyond
TheFuture-ReadySupplyChain
Introduction
Chiefsupplychainofficers(CSCOs)musttacklemajorhurdlestosecurefuturesuccess:AIleaps,stricter
ESGrules,geopoliticalshifts,datacontrolandtalentshortages.Tobereadyforthesechallenges,CSCOsGartnerclientscanaccessthe
considerfivesupplychaincharacteristicsaskeytodeliveringbusinessvaluethrough2030:agility,resilience,researchinitsentirety,case
strategicalignment,regionalizationandecosystemcollaboration.Todevelopthesecharacteristics,CSCOsstudiesfromindustryleaders
mustmakeintentionalinvestmentsincapabilitysetsrelatedtotechnology,sustainability,talentandtheandsupportingtoolsfrom
businessmodel.Doingsomakesahugeimpactoncustomersatisfaction;revenueandgrowth;ontime,in.
full(OTIF)performance;returnoncapitalinvestment;andtalentretention.
Buturgent,short-termissuesoftendistractCSCOsfrompreparingthesupplychaintoeffectivelymeet
futurechallengesandopportunities.Fewerthanoneinfivesupplychainorganizationsfullyincorporate
scenarioplanningintosupplychainstrategy,andofthosethatdo,lessthanone-thirdhaveearnedtheir
CEO’srecognitionforaligningthesupplychainstrategywiththeoverallbusinessstrategy.
ThisreporthelpsCSCOsprioritizethecapabilitiesthatwillempowerthefuturesupplychain.Itoutlines
fourdistinctpathstolong-termsuccess—Design,Decision,DefermentandDurability—andprovides
decisioncriteriatoidentifytherightpathforyourbusiness.