Tim Albinson recently penned a post on his very worthwhile 2sustain.com-blog regarding PRTM:s Global Supply Chain Trends 2008-2010 report and I’d just like to spread the word. The sixth annual report is indeed worth your time.
While 2sustain highlighted some of the sustainablity aspects of the report, I’d like to focus on some of the other trends that the report points out: the need for supply chain flexibility due to increased globalization and the inability to manage global partnerships in global value chains.
More than half of the survey participants stated that they lack internal competencies to manage their external partners. Whilst most companies have grasped the opportunities that lie in the global markets, many have missread the need for preparation to handle challanges such as global operations management, it-support and culture clash issues.
With a truly international global supply chain let these words from General Motors CPO Bo Andersson be a guiding light.
If you look at our organization chart, managers come from many different countries and have worked in at least two countries outside their own. Efficient Purchasing 2005
Successful supply chain management rests upon the ability to understand and partake in multi-cultural supplier relationships. That said; take a look at your organization chart, does it match the needs of your supply chain?
September 2, 2008 at 1:11 pm
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