ireland's supply chain - survey findings june 2014

The Supply Chain Survey an Amárach presentation

June 2014

Findings from the 2014 Supply Chain Conference Survey based on responses from 78 senior decision makers managing

supply chain and logistic functions in medium & large sized corporations throughout Ireland.

Responding to Change

46%

65%

36%

21%

52% 48% 41%

30%

Staff Costs Fuel Costs Raw Material Finance Costs

Sources of Supply Chain Cost Pressures

2012 2014

The Digital Challenge

49% 36% 36% 31% 29%

Heightened focus on product traceability – from source to store/consumer

Move to direct consumer distribution models – to

give consumers what they want, when they want it—

directly

Greater supply chaincomplexity and risk

Increasing use of dataanalytics for decision

making in the supply chain

A shift in focus fromefficiency and cost tocustomer satisfaction

Digitising the Supply Chain

43%

38% 37% 37% 36%

Investing in technology – to support collaboration &

decision making

Redesigning your supplychain for customer

responsiveness

Improving cost-to-serve modelling – to enable

decision making where business changes erode or

improve margins

Developing new skills inyour teams to managing

complexity

Developing digital supply chain strategy – in support

of your overall business digital strategy

Future Responses to Changing Trends

82%

40% 36% 21% 19%

Smart technology(Connected devices,

advanced robotics, realtime analytics)

Mobile payments Proliferation of direct toconsumer models for

more goods and services

Geo targeting 3-D printing

Emerging Technologies Impacting Supply Chain

Facing the Future

19%

45%

36%

Leading - we are piloting newideas first

On par - we are moving at asimilar pace

Lagging - we adopt after othermarkets and countries

Leading or Lagging International Trends in Your Industry

Enabling Leaders

Encouraging Followers

Discouraging Laggards

Tech/IT

Mgt Team Customers Regulations

Green Agenda

Better

Infrastructure Right Policies Investment in

skills/education

Costs

Inadequate Infrastructure

Scale Lack of Vision

0% 4%

34%

55%

12%

CompletelyUnsustainable

SomewhatUnsustainable

Just AboutSustainable

SomewhatSustainable

Entirely Sustainable

Sustainable Supply Chain

33% 32%

16% 11%

7%

Established relationswith other suppliersto ensure continuity

of supply

Conducted detailedrisk appraisals of key

suppliers/parts ofsupply chain

Used hedging tomitigate

finance/exchangerate risks

Reinforced keyelements of your

digital supply chain

Used businessprocess outsourcingto reduce potential

risks

Minimising Risk

Supply Chain Threats

Supply Chain Opportunities

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