ireland's supply chain - survey findings june 2014
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A survey of supply chain managers in Ireland about current trends, prospects, threats & opportunities.TRANSCRIPT
The Supply Chain Survey an Amárach presentation
June 2014
Findings from the 2014 Supply Chain Conference Survey based on responses from 78 senior decision makers managing
supply chain and logistic functions in medium & large sized corporations throughout Ireland.
Responding to Change
46%
65%
36%
21%
52% 48% 41%
30%
Staff Costs Fuel Costs Raw Material Finance Costs
Sources of Supply Chain Cost Pressures
2012 2014
The Digital Challenge
49% 36% 36% 31% 29%
Heightened focus on product traceability – from source to store/consumer
Move to direct consumer distribution models – to
give consumers what they want, when they want it—
directly
Greater supply chaincomplexity and risk
Increasing use of dataanalytics for decision
making in the supply chain
A shift in focus fromefficiency and cost tocustomer satisfaction
Digitising the Supply Chain
43%
38% 37% 37% 36%
Investing in technology – to support collaboration &
decision making
Redesigning your supplychain for customer
responsiveness
Improving cost-to-serve modelling – to enable
decision making where business changes erode or
improve margins
Developing new skills inyour teams to managing
complexity
Developing digital supply chain strategy – in support
of your overall business digital strategy
Future Responses to Changing Trends
82%
40% 36% 21% 19%
Smart technology(Connected devices,
advanced robotics, realtime analytics)
Mobile payments Proliferation of direct toconsumer models for
more goods and services
Geo targeting 3-D printing
Emerging Technologies Impacting Supply Chain
Facing the Future
19%
45%
36%
Leading - we are piloting newideas first
On par - we are moving at asimilar pace
Lagging - we adopt after othermarkets and countries
Leading or Lagging International Trends in Your Industry
Enabling Leaders
Encouraging Followers
Discouraging Laggards
Tech/IT
Mgt Team Customers Regulations
Green Agenda
Better
Infrastructure Right Policies Investment in
skills/education
Costs
Inadequate Infrastructure
Scale Lack of Vision
0% 4%
34%
55%
12%
CompletelyUnsustainable
SomewhatUnsustainable
Just AboutSustainable
SomewhatSustainable
Entirely Sustainable
Sustainable Supply Chain
33% 32%
16% 11%
7%
Established relationswith other suppliersto ensure continuity
of supply
Conducted detailedrisk appraisals of key
suppliers/parts ofsupply chain
Used hedging tomitigate
finance/exchangerate risks
Reinforced keyelements of your
digital supply chain
Used businessprocess outsourcingto reduce potential
risks
Minimising Risk
Supply Chain Threats
Supply Chain Opportunities
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