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Discover how EY's Supply Chain Transformation solution can help your business move towards fully autonomous, connected supply chains that drive business growth.
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The multitude of factors driving the supply chain makes the solution complicated.
Putting humans at the center of transformation is a concept that seems simple enough yet remains elusive for many COOs and CSCOs, because it requires understanding and acknowledging nebulous human emotions. Their job is made even harder because various functions along the supply chain are in different stages of evolution.
Supply chain planners, for example, display the exceptional collaboration skills that are their core competency. They are also adept at adopting innovative technologies to bring the transformation vision to life. However, on the manufacturing side, many companies continue to use a top-down style of management that neither empowers nor inspires workers to go the extra mile.
COOs and CSCOs will be challenged to get everyone on one side. Too much continues to occur in silos. There are six methods operations leaders can employ to achieve end-to-end transformation.