Digital Supply Chain - Insights on Driving the Digital Supply Chain Transformation

It started with the internet, and the drum beat continues.

Mobile. Social. Cloud. Digital Products. Telematics. The Internet of Things. The list of enablers is endless.

Over the last decade, digital marketing departments quickly took advantage of new technologies to power marketing capabilities.

As a result, companies have new products and services; but, over the last decade there has been little change in supply chain processes.

There is a great divide in organizations today.

There are digital teams in marketing while there are traditional supply chain processes in operations. Many supply chain leaders are asking how they digitize their supply chain practices.

This report is designed to help. Here we share a five-step process to get started, and we provide insights from recent research on how to transform manufacturing processes.

Research Overview

• Survey Details: The research for this report was conducted from November 7, 2013 - November 21, 2014. It is based on online surveys conducted among Manufacturers who work in a cross-functional business leadership, corporate social responsibility, information technology, manufacturing operations or supply chain role   (n=101).
• Objective: To understand where companies are on the path towards using digital manufacturing technologies (the use of digital images, 3D printing, internet of things and mobility to redefine manufacturing process).
• Highlight: Fifteen percent of respondents have a digital manufacturing strategy, 16% of those in a process industry use mobility in their owned and operated manufacturing plants and 16% of those in a discrete industry are using 3D printing to manufacture products. See the five-step process for deciding how to take advantage of these new technologies while avoiding the hype.