Three of the studies in this report are based on year-over-year tracking surveys (Supply Chain Talent, Voice of the Supply Chain Leader on Technology, and the Green Supply Chain.) Where possible, and where we see significant change, we highlight year-over-year trends.
In addition, several of the sections - the focus on supply chain organization and supply chain centers of excellence - represent an aggregated response over multiple surveys. In this case, we have summarized the response of supply chain executives to the same question in multiple studies (from 2012-2014) to drive a more statistically relevant sample.
In all cases, we try to enrich the survey data with financial balance sheet information to understand which trends and process/technology choices drive the greatest value. The financial data is sourced from quarterly filings and accessed through OneSource (now renamed to Avention) and YCharts. We have included several of these charts in the study.
This effort has been vast. Over 800 respondents participated in this research. To help the reader, the survey demographics are shared at the bottom of each figure, with links for the full reports at the back of this report.
Research Overview: