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Intelligent Supply Chain for High Tech

Want to build an intelligent, customer-centric supply chain with leading edge technologies? Let us help you transform your supply chains for tomorrow.

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Navigate disruption through digital supply chains

Digital transformation of the supply chain equips High Tech companies to not only better coordinate across the supplier ecosystem but to also “see around the corners,” identifying leading indicators for navigating the next disruption.

Supply chain transformation begins by rethinking the foundation with digital literacy. By digitally transforming operations, High Tech companies can deliver new capabilities, based on four key steps:

  • Updating the data foundation
  • Shifting to intelligent operations
  • Fostering talent
  • Applying the insights

The transformation can help provide company-wide access to sophisticated analytics for more informed, effective and timely decision-making.

 

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The power of data, analytics and applied intelligence enable the intelligent supply chain. High tech companies need to adopt a new way of working, powered by digital.

What we do

Building the intelligent supply chain starts with re-thinking its design to ensure benefits like growth with a customer-centric focus, profitability with a zero-based mindset and sustainability and trust to create a responsible organization.

Innovate

Engage customers using data as an insight generation engine on new regulations and policies enabling “living” networks and outcompeting peers.

Configure

Design the supply chain into an asset-light ecosystem which can serve tailored customer needs in different segments.

Connect

Network with suppliers, external ecosystem partners and customers for real-time E2E visibility and integrated planning and speedy execution.

Operate

Deliver end-to-end value with a service-oriented operating model that leverages a hybrid workforce to deliver the customer experience.

Optimize

Use data-driven decisioning to focus on creating customer value in daily operations using analytics, performance monitoring and continuous innovation.

How we do it

The value from an intelligent supply chain is derived by developing maturity in select digitally driven capabilities that place focus on the customer and continuously innovate, build competitive advantage, and improve business, and societal outcomes.

Keep customer at the center

Ensure a varied product proposition for different customer segments, utilizing every component of the value chain to derive consumer value.

Cater to new expectations

Meet the new value proposition with connected products and services, create multiple consumer touchpoints before and after the purchase.

Speed is key

Adapt to meet consumer needs, accelerate new products and services, forge partnerships for new capabilities and leverage tech for a pulse on consumers.

Differentiated innovation strategy

Operationalize segment-specific supply chain strategies, offer differentiated services and optimize costs and maximize total value.

Sustainable and responsible supply chain

Diversify the supply chain network to limit location dependencies and geopolitical risks and move to circular systems to reduce environmental impact.

What we think

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Our leaders

Steve Craen

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Supply Chain, Operations and Sustainability Strategy
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Siddharth Gudal

Managing Director – Supply Chain, High Tech, North America

Alex Olea

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, High Tech
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Jane Pan

Managing Director – Supply Chain & Operations, Greater China

Kensuke Inomata

Managing Director – Supply Chain & Operations, Japan