The landscape for supply chain leaders is getting more complex each year – and that’s before taking into account the current global pandemic. We’re facing unprecedented challenges, and there are no easy answers.
Thankfully, despite growing headwinds and current conditions, there is no shortage of industry voices with insights, ideas, and actionable advice to get us through it. Not only do the women in this post have a clear vision of the supply chain landscape today, they’re at the forefront of trends shaping its future.
Here are some thought-provoking ideas from women in supply chain leadership who are helping lead the industry through a turbulent and uncertain time
Skills Required for Supply Chain Digitization
Lisa Anderson, Supply Chain Expert and Consultant, and President of LMA Consulting, recognizes the importance of agile supply chain digitization done right. She’s an expert on end-to-end supply chain transformation, especially as it pertains to scalability. Ratelinx has been fortunate enough to sit down with Lisa in the past to talk digitization. Her insights aren’t just practical—they’re actionable. Here’s what she has to say about the skills required for supply chain modernization.
“Business leaders should be hiring and training for data analytics, the ability to leverage ERP systems and think through down-the-line impacts as well as tying business processes to systems design. We should also look at the soft skill requirements, such as collaboration. I’ve found that a more dramatic ROI can occur by aligning the people, even more than the data and the process.”
Anderson reminds us that despite all the tech and transformation in the logistics industry, it’s still powered by people.
“Forgetting about the people element is a major risk factor for businesses. To implement high tech successfully, you need to accompany it with high touch!”
Published in Ratelinx on May 20, 2020