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Supply chain’s growing importance in the customer journey has companies looking at the once-behind-the-scenes processes in a new light.

Most executives think linearly. But to make the most of circular solutions, they need to rethink how they run the business and decouple growth from resource consumption. Bain experts Joshua Hinkel and Tessa Bysong explain.

Systems that provide end-to-end supply chain visibility will take time to develop, but many companies with leadership teams can start improving performance today.

With a potential recession very likely, the next crop of business leaders are acting now to restructure costs and go on the offense.

The economic and strategic benefits of digitizing procurement are real, but the proliferation of competing technologies has made it difficult for companies to figure out where to start, chief procurement officers should focus on solutions rather than products.

Leadership is often and mistakenly thought of as the quality of your resume and of the quality of your accomplishments, instead, true and lasting leadership is how well you treat and develop others.

With the options that digital technologies provide to develop new business models and new strategies, companies that integrate digital technologies into their supply chain can quickly improve service levels while cutting costs up to 30%.

Few companies succeed in transforming themselves for the digital age, in this paper we describe how the leaders beat the odds.

What makes a great supply chain? Greg Gerstenhaber, a partner in the Bain & Company Performance Improvement practice, outlines how a supply chain can become a competitive advantage for a company, and how to evaluate what changes your supply chain needs to become a true partner of the business.

Throughout the last decade, companies have expended significant amounts of time and effort to re-engineer their supply chains through business process change and technology focused on implementing integrated Supply Chain Management (SCM) principles.