1、How to Make Your Supply Chain aStrategic AdvantageEmbracing the Connected Future:Embracing the Connected Future:How to Make Your Supply Chain a Strategic Advantage2Razor-thin margins.Unpredictable demand spikes.Intense competition.Whether your company manufactures microchips,pickup trucks,or gourmet

2、 chocolates,youre facing new supply chain challenges.You need to get goods to market faster,cheaper,and with less risk.IntroductionYoure no longer competing against other brands,but against their end-to-end value chains.That puts your supply chain at the center of your business in a way it wasnt bef

3、ore and makes improving it a strategic investment in driving your overall goals.You wont reach those goals with siloed operations,disconnected data,and limited visibility into your partner ecosystem.However,you need to harness the power of your entire value chain down to the lowest sub-tiers to driv

4、e competitive advantage at every level.Your supply chain must be connected and eventually autonomous,capable of addressing even the most unpredictable disruptions through automated processes.But what does connected even mean and where should you start?Embracing the Connected Future:How to Make Your

5、Supply Chain a Strategic Advantage3Rising risks,growing opportunitiesThe old inside-out approach to supply chain management was good at controlling risks within the enterprise.But for most modern organizations,risk exposure is concentrated in the sub-tier ecosystem the vast network of suppliers,chan

6、nel partners,carriers,and other entities that form your greater value chain.Insufficient visibility into sub-tier ecosystems leaves a supply chain vulnerable to disruptionThe spectrum of supply chain disruptionSection 1Tier-N SuppliersCustomsTier-1 SuppliersOceanCo-packersAirDistribution CentersCust