Tap into new value with advanced supply chain capabilities. As we continue to move through a period of continuous disruption and ongoing change, companies will need to move beyond traditional benchmarks, processes and ways of working to maintain a competitive advantage and capitalize on new opportunities. As part of this transformation, companies and C-suite leaders urgently need to implement and scale far more advanced capabilities across their supply chain networks and operations. And our latest research shows big gains for those who are already doing so. For example, the small fraction of companies who are using more mature supply chain capabilities are generating an average EBIT margin of 11.8%, compared with 9.6% among all other companies.

By “mature,” we mean the extent to which companies have supply chain capabilities that use generative AI, advanced machine learning and other evolving technologies for autonomous decision-making, advanced simulations and continuous improvement.