UK survey finds only 2% of supply chains effective

Supply chain management strategy significantly influences an organization's overall performance. That may explain why the supply chain function is now widely recognized as a critical part of most businesses, and why two-thirds of the companies in a recent survey have supply chain representation in the boardroom.  Cranfield University's School of Management in the United Kingdom and management consultancy Solving Efeso recently polled more than 180 senior global supply chain professionals at some of the world's leading organizations to "clarify and understand the interpretation of supply chain strategy in the boardroom."

Results from their final report showed the implementation processes for supply chain strategies remain fragmented throughout industries.  While a minority of supply chain strategies are implemented with very few problems; a substantial number are abandoned completely or encounter sizable implementation difficulties.  The report, published late last month identified the three main causes of implementation failure are: company culture, lack of leadership and poor supply chain visibility. Barriers to strategic success are predominantly people-related, rather than due to technical barriers.

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