Food Industry Business Networks Study
Summary Charts January - April 2014
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Agenda
Study Overview
Supply Chain Performance
Supply Chain Agility
Corporate Performance
Team Alignment
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Study Overview
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Respondents Were Primarily Food Manufacturers, Produce Growers / Shippers & Food Service Distributors
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Respondents Were from Companies with an Average of 20,000 Employees and $3 Billion in Revenue
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Most Respondents Were in Supply Chain or Information Technology Roles
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Agenda
Study Overview
Supply Chain Performance
Supply Chain Agility
Corporate Performance
Team Alignment
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Top Areas of Supply Chain Performance:Product Quality, Regulatory Compliance,
Logistics / Transportation & Continuous Improvement
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Top Areas of Supply Chain Performance:Product Quality & Regulatory Compliance
for Both Suppliers and Non-Suppliers
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Top Supply Chain Trends: Food Safety, Data Standardization,
Sustainability & Collaboration
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Top Trends for Suppliers: Sustainability, Food Safety, Data StandardsTop Trends for Non-Suppliers: Data Standards, Mobile, Visibility
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Most Important and Best Supply Chain Visibility:Transactions and Transportation
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Greatest Gaps in Supply Chain Visibility vs. Importance:Transactions/Decisions within Company and Inter-Enterprise Order Management
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Higher Importance & Performance on Visibility:Transportation & Logistics, Transactions within Company
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Most Important Supply Chain Visibility for Both Suppliers & Non-Suppliers:Transactions and Transportation
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Top Two Barriers to Supply Chain Excellence: Supply Chain Visibility and Customer Experience
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Top Barrier: Customer Experience for Suppliers vs. Visibility and Control for Non-Suppliers
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Top Two Supply Chain Priorities: Customer Satisfaction and Planning Demand & Supply
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Top Priorities for Suppliers & Non-Suppliers:Planning Demand & Supply and Customer Satisfaction
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Most Common Supply Chain Strengths Today:“Many,” “Controlled,” “Aligned,” and “Agile”
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Non-Suppliers Are More Likely Than Suppliers to Describe Their Supply Chains as “Many” and “Controlled”
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Most Common Ideal Supply Chain Descriptors for 2015:“Proactive,” “Controlled,” & “Working Well”
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Greatest Gaps in Supply Chain Descriptors vs. Ideal:“Modern,” “Proactive” & “Working Well”
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Agenda
Study Overview
Supply Chain Performance
Supply Chain Agility
Corporate Performance
Team Alignment
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Most Common Definition of Supply Chain “Agility”: Ability to adapt the supply chain to variations in demand and supply
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Non-Suppliers Are More Likely Than Suppliers to Use the Most Mature Agility Definition
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While Nearly All Agree Supply Chain Agility Is Important,Half Report Their Supply Chain Is Agile
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Suppliers and Non-Suppliers Are Rated as Having Equally Agile Supply Chains
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Today’s Supply Chains Are More Agile Than Last Year’s – and Especially Compared to Those of Five Years Ago
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Top Three Techniques for Improving Agility: Technology, Demand Forecasting & Value Networks
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Top Agility Techniques for Suppliers & Non-Suppliers:Demand Forecasting, Technology, & Value Networks
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Agenda
Study Overview
Supply Chain Performance
Supply Chain Agility
Corporate Performance
Team Alignment
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Top Three Business Challenges in 2014: Pressure to Reduce Costs, Revenue Growth & Technology
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Top Challenges for Suppliers & Non-Suppliers:Pressure to Reduce Costs, Revenue Growth & Technology
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Top Five Elements of Business Pain for Respondents: Talent, Customer Requirements, Data,
Regulations, Collaboration and Demand/Supply Volatility
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Top Elements of Pain for Suppliers Are Different Than for Non-Suppliers
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Nearly Three-Quarters Rate Their Company Highly on Ability to Meet Corporate Goals
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Suppliers and Non-Suppliers Rate ThemselvesEqually Well on Meeting Corporate Goals
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Top Performing Areas for Meeting Business Requirements:Order Execution & Transactional Efficiency
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Top Performance for Suppliers & Non-Suppliers:Order Execution & Transactional Efficiency
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Agenda
Study Overview
Supply Chain Performance
Supply Chain Agility
Corporate Performance
Team Alignment
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Among Most Important and Highest Performing on Alignment:Sales & Marketing
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Most Aligned Among Suppliers: Sales & Marketing and Sales & FinanceMost Aligned Among Non-Suppliers:
Finance & Operations and Operations & IT
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Greatest Gaps in Team Alignment vs. Importance:Sales & Operations and Sales & Procurement
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High Importance but Low Alignment:Sales & Operations, Sales & Procurement, Manufacturing
& Procurement, and Operations & IT
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59% Rate Their Companies Highly on Overall Team Alignment Compared to Other Companies
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Suppliers and Non-Suppliers Rate ThemselvesEqually Well on Overall Team Alignment