Insight Articles related to Supply Chain & Operations

Crisis is never welcome. But when it encroaches, the upheaval can usher in a period of transformation. For the Supply Chain Function, transformation will start at the top.

Even before COVID-19 ravaged the world, consumer goods supply chains were in the midst of transformation, wrestling with the need to show resilience and agility as digitization progressed. We spoke with many global supply chain leaders during the crisis. What we learned is that while the speed of change has increased (with, for example, investments in innovation and localisation), priorities seem to not have massively shifted. What COVID-19 has underscored, however, is the even greater need for supply chain leaders to adapt their organizational culture, their leadership style and how they hire and develop supply chain talent.

Egon Zehnder gathered Supply Chain leaders for a discussion about what Supply Chain leaders have learned from the pandemic thus far and what lies ahead for the function.

Biopharma supply chain leaders have the attention of the CEO and Board – now what?

In a time of pandemic and unrest, ESG is more important than ever. Egon Zehnder’s Akiba Smith-Francis interviewed several top ESG executives to find out why.

Egon Zehnder's Tom Reynolds connected with FreightWaves to discuss issues that supply chain officers contend with during these challenging times.

The pharma and healthcare sector faces a serious threat of operational challenges due to COVID-19. Operations leaders gather to discuss how to move forward.

Egon Zehnder interviewed a dozen supply chain leaders and executives in Asia in recent days to see what they’ve learned about managing the crisis.

Legacy organizations must respond – or risk their survival. While each organization will transform itself in a different way, each transformation is certain to have digital at its core, because digital is driving the changes in consumer expectations, markets and products.

Automotive OEMs must work in fundamentally new and different ways to deliver the Connected Car that consumers so clearly desire. The shift begins with objectively assessing and developing leaders’ potential to drive deep strategic change and build more open cultures that effectively integrate diverse expertise.