How to Reduce Supply Chain Complexity

5 strategies for evolving your supply chain operating model

More than 50% of supply chain leaders expect complexity to increase over the next five years in most aspects of the operating model (e.g., equipment, product design, business models, partners).

Supply chains are under pressure to keep adding but lack the focus to reduce supply chain complexity. Traditional approaches to limit complexity by focusing on reducing and managing the long tail of product SKUs miss a bigger opportunity.

Download the supply chain complexity report to learn five strategies for managing the life cycle of each aspect of the supply chain operating model — capabilities, technology, sites and partners.

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