1、Gartner,Inc.|G00785139Page 1 of 38Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awards2023:Global,Social and E2E Innovation RisePublished 15 February 2023-ID G00785139-49 min readBy Analyst(s):Eric ODafferInitiatives:Supply Chain LeadershipGartners ninth Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awardsfeature adv

2、ances in process,technology,customer/patientinnovations,people breakthroughs and social impact.CSCOs canlearn from our 20 finalists and four winners:Zuellig Pharma,Procter&Gamble,Vodacom,and overall winner,Microsoft.This research note is restricted to the personal use of xxx.Gartner,Inc.|G00785139Pa

3、ge 2 of 38OverviewKey FindingsMicrosoft was awarded the Power of the Profession Supply Chain Breakthrough of theYear for 2023 for developing a sentient supply chain with end-to-end,real-time visibility.Microsoft also won the Process or Technology Innovation of the Year Award for thisbreakthrough.The

4、 three other category winners,along with 14 of our 20 finalists overall,had a globalfocus:A record number of 153 submissions were received for the 2023 Power of the ProfessionAwards,up 83%over last year.Of this increase,43%came from small-andmidcapitalization companies(less than$10 billion in revenu

5、e),increasing the number ofsubmissions five times for organizations this size over 2022.RecommendationsChief supply chain officers(CSCO)responsible for strategic leadership should:Vodacom won the Customer or Patient Innovation Award for developing a healthcarecold-chain beyond COVID-19 in Africa.Pro

6、cter&Gambles(P&Gs)Saksham Initiative won the People Breakthrough of theYear Award for delivering equality and inclusion to a production plant in Goa inwestern India.Zuellig Pharma won the Social Impact of the Year Award for developing eZTracker,an end-to-end supply chain traceability solution powere