Whatever the outcome of the General Election, change is on the way. Irrespective of the outcome on Brexit all the major political parties are promising to increase public spending. This is in addition to the challenges resulting from the need to stay ahead with ever increasing complexity and technology. These developments are likely to place increased demand on those responsible for managing changes to the supply chain. Processes, operating models and required skills may all need reassessing to adapt to changes in product flows and customer requirements.
Supply Chain Opportunity or Threat?
At an operational level logistics organisational structures tend to be highly efficient, this can often leave little scope for the demands of change or considered planning activity. Most financial models are targeted on operational KPIs, making it difficult to obtain the budget for leadership or management development.
This is potentially a costly missed opportunity and even a risk. Not only does it limit the supply chain’s potential to support required business change, the resource capacity may not be there to maintain parity with the competition.
Whether a blue-chip company strengthens its senior supply chain leadership team or a SME recruits an additional manager dedicated to logistics customer service and change management; The cost of this increased resource capacity is often dwarfed by the opportunity regardless of the size of business.
In many instances the departure of an existing manager or executive is an opportunity to take stock of what expertise and resources the business requires for its future development.
Ensuring the right team is in place increases the likelihood that your organisation is able to take full advantage of the opportunities from the upcoming changes that will soon be upon us.
In its recruitment activities, Davies & Robson supports businesses in enhancing their Supply Chain leadership capabilities and identifying opportunities to future proof the performance and adaptability of the logistics customer service.