Worldwide Supply Chain 2009 Top 10 Predictions

Publication Date	January 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	20
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC06824

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Summary

This Manufacturing Insights report presents the top 10 key predictions for global supply chains in 2009. These predictions focus on areas of continuing challenge for manufacturers, such as global supply network sourcing, asset utilization, customer relationship management, and total supply network cost - while being framed by the global economic slowdown.

"In 2009, we expect to see a very strong cost and customer focus in supply chain behavior and spending. Continuing supply chain complexity will drive investments in optimization, modernization, and risk mitigation." - Simon Ellis, Supply Chain Strategies practice director

Content

Predictions
In This Report
Situation Overview
- Economic Woes - Looking for the "Silver Lining"
- Table: Sample of Economic Measures, October 2007 and October 2008
- Supply Chain Predictions from 2008
- Table: Worldwide Supply Chain 2008 Top 10 Predictions Report Card
Future Outlook
- #1: Companies Will Exploit Well-Performing Existing Tangible and, Especially, Intangible Assets to Ride Out the Financial Crisis and Prepare for Recovery
- Figure: Worldwide Manufacturing Revenue Index and Median Profit Margin, 2002-2007
- #2: Modern Supply Chain Organizations Will Put Budgets Under Greater Scrutiny and New Investments Will be Cost Savings-Focused, Requiring Shorter Payback Periods; Expenditures Will Be Made Through the Lens of Cost/Value
- #3: Companies Will "Right Size" Their Supply Chains for Profitable Proximity and Take a Total Landed Cost Approach to Product Sourcing; Standard Corporate Platforms Will Seek to Configure, Calibrate, and Control Increasingly Complex Scenarios
- Figure: Profitable Proximity Sourcing Driven by Business/Cost Model and Multiple "Influencers"
- #4: Supply Chain Technology Initiatives Will Have to Support the Standard Business Platform and Focus on Modernization and Decision Making
- #5: Economic Uncertainty, Particularly for Smaller Suppliers in Emerging Economies, Will Cause Manufacturer "Brand Owners" to Consider Strategic Investments at Critical Supply Points and Financial Support for Key Suppliers
- Figure: Supply Significance Matrix
- #6: Customer Relationship Management and Consumer-Centricity Efforts Will Continue to Grow Across the Modern Supply Chain as Manufacturers Attempt to Provide the Right Kinds of Innovation and New Products; The Sale Is Just the Start
- #7: The High 2008 Year-End Inventory Levels Will Cause Manufacturers to Look at Supply/Demand Rebalancing, Focusing on Strategic Network Optimization and Multiechelon Inventory Optimization Tools and Price and Trade Promotion Management/Optimization
- #8: Compliance-Driven RFID Initiatives Will Continue to Wane in Favor of ROI-Driven Asset-Tracking and Security Applications as Manufacturers Increasingly Look at RFID as "Just Another Tool in the Toolkit"
- #9: As Global Economic Pressures Mount, Outsourcing Opportunities Proliferate, and Global Supply Networks Become More Complex, Risk Management Will Become an Increasingly Significant Capability and a Key Differentiator for the Modern Supply Chain
- Figure: Risk Management Continuum
- #10: Sustainability Will Discover Metrics; No Longer a Feel-Good Public Relations Proposition or Even a Regulatory Compliance Mandate; Emerging Standard Measures and a Desire to Benchmark Will Impact Sustainability Initiatives
- Figure: Manufacturing Insights Stages of Maturity Model
Essential Guidance
- Advice for Manufacturers
- Advice for Technology Vendors
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- Synopsis