Today we’re going to do an exercise. Don’t worry, we’re not going to touch our toes or hop up and down on one leg. It’s more of a mental exercise. Although after we’re finished, you may want to do some running to catch up with your competitors.
Here’s the exercise. You can use a sheet of paper or visualize in your head, whichever suits you.
Think really hard about what your organizational chart looks like. Now, where does your supply chain fit in? Where is your most senior supply chain executive? Is this person at the director level, maybe the senior director level, or a VP, SVP, or near the top of the chart at the EVP level or higher?
It’s always helpful to make peer comparisons. To see what other companies are doing, by company size and industry, check out the Supply Chain Consortium’s recent Executive Briefing, The Structure of Today’s Supply Chain Organizations.
This briefing notes that nearly half of all survey respondents have a supply chain leader at or above the executive VP level. And based on their data from previous years, the organizational level of the most senior supply chain executive has gradually moved higher.
It matters today how companies are optimizing their supply chain strategy through their organizational structure, including the types of international and domestic responsibilities given to those senior supply chain executives.
Compare your company’s information to the benchmarks in the briefing and see if your organizational excellence efforts are running ahead of or falling behind the pack.
Go!Go!Go!
Jim
More Resources
The Structure of Today’s Supply Chain Organizations.
http://www.tompkinsinc.com/supply-chain-organization/ Learn more about the Supply Chain Consortium http://www.supplychainconsortium.com/rc/overview.asp
Download the Executive Briefing - Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning: Crossing Organizational Boundaries http://www.tompkinsinc.com/operations/siop-briefing/
Bold Leadership for Organizational Acceleration by Jim Tompkins http://www.tompkinsinc.com/books/boldleadership.asp