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In brief

Structural visibility: What does your supply chain look like?

Dynamic visibility: What’s happening right now?

How are companies using the different types of visibility?

"Is there 100% coverage? Of course not. We can't afford it. It's about certain moments, and also about time, money, and resources. Do we want to prepare for [every possible scenario]? No, we don't. But we do want to prepare for the most, let's say, obvious risks that we face in the business."

— CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS EXECUTIVE

"We have more than 10,000 suppliers and a hundred million parts. So, we just focus predictive [visibility] on strategic parts. We are not 100% focused on every commodity or part."

— HIGH-TECH EXECUTIVE

90%

regularly perform classic risk management

77%

perform network simulation/ optimization/ modeling

40%

use data prescriptively

3%

use autonomous execution

Carving a path to resiliency

When it comes to resiliency, visibility delivers.

Companies with greater visibility are better positioned to weather all kinds of disruptions.

Good enough is, usually, good enough.

Full visibility across the supply chain isn’t necessary, or economically feasible. Focus on the really important areas of the business.

Structural visibility is a requirement.

Every company should, with the help of digital twins, have the basics in place.

Advanced dynamic visibility should be the target.

Predictive visibility and autonomous execution, achieved with a sophisticated control tower, are the keys to maximizing resiliency.

Stéphane Crosnier

Managing Director – Strategy & Consulting, Supply Chain & Operations, Resilience Global Lead


Maria Rey-Marston

MANAGING DIRECTOR – STRATEGY & CONSULTING, SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS

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