Efficiency is important, whilst the agility and ability to adapt to complexity and continuous change is one of the greatest characteristics of supply chains fitness, and business success.

Often the speed of disruptions, and interdependencies, produce new dynamics that require leaders and teams to hone new skills and cultivate a continuous learning mindset to stay up to date with industry trends and best practices. Framing the challenges is the first step, and with the help of over 300 executives, we ranked the top pressing issues in the supply chain industry over the next 12 months.

There is no surprise that the top of the list is taken by concerns that have a direct and quick impact on the bottom line, forcing the supply chain leaders to find strategic short and long-term plans to maintain the robustness of their value chains.

The survey took place in May 2023, and 50% of the respondents have listed Talent Shortage as one of the challenges they see.

In a previous article, we attempted to go beyond the buzzwords and list down the hard skills that are in high demand as well as the essential soft skills that the respondents have identified as being the most impactful.

Having a holistic end-to-end understanding of the supply chain, while striking a balance between being adaptable and at the same time influential, are a few highlights of the recommendations, and we encourage the readers to have a look at the details in the article titled Be Your Success Story: Skills and Narrative in Supply Chain.