Gartner, the leading global research and advisory company in technology, has published its Supply Chain Top list for 2023. Gartner’s list of the best supply chains for 2023 showcases leading companies focused on innovation, sustainability, and increasing agility in supply chains. These companies apply advanced technologies such as digital twins, artificial intelligence, and analytics to optimize their operations and achieve sustainable goals. By implementing best practices and strategies they aim to improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability of their supply chains to meet the demands of the modern business environment.
At the top of Gartner’s Supply Chain Top list for 2023 is Schneider Electric, thanks to its project ‘Zero Carbon‘. As part of this project, Schneider and its suppliers defined a plan to reduce carbon emissions. They also provided training, resources, and support for implementation and created a digital community for sharing best practices.
Scenario Planning
Cisco Systems is facing a semiconductor shortage and prioritizing the development of capabilities to address operational shortfalls. With the help of scenario planning, which is becoming increasingly popular due to ongoing uncertainties, Cisco’s supply chain organization has developed plans designed to protect the business from risks in an increasingly unstable environment. Their new capabilities and plans include multi-year forecasting, component-level planning, and risk purchase management.
Colgate-Palmolive focuses on environmental sustainability and community well-being. It segments the supply chain from end to end (End-to-end – E2E), including a partnership with NASA to research products and solutions for the well-being of astronauts.
Johnson & Johnson is a leader in the development and enhancement of products and solutions in the pharmaceutical, medical, and consumer sectors. It has built a supply chain resilience dashboard and established a control tower for real-time monitoring of cold chain products.
Digitalization and Resilience
PepsiCo uses digital twins and artificial intelligence to reduce production downtime. It collaborates with retail partners through a digital tools interface (Pepviz), which includes dashboards for tracking shelf inventory accuracy.
Pfizer has learned lessons from supply chain management during the global COVID-19 pandemic. It showcases innovations in the ‘Accord for a Healthier World’ initiative, which focuses on reducing health inequalities between rich and poor countries. Microsoft focuses on creating operational insights across the entire supply chain to enable rapid decision-making and resilience. It also invests in the ESG space and makes progress in that direction.
