Concrete instructions for digital transformation in businessSupply Chain Management is without question deeply affected by the disruptive forces of a modern organization, positively as well as negatively. Between Advanced Analytics and AI, agile role models and autonomous warehouses a senior executive is often in danger of losing track in the digital jungle.In these exciting times, with their many turning points, h&z aims to share insights around digital supply chains, their application in business and the so vital transformation to successfully prepare organizations for this challenge. This book provides insights into best practices current supply chain and how CSOs apply technologies and advancements. It also makes daring forecasts about how processes and leadership must be designed so that the digital transformation does not fail in its infancy, but leads to a truly agile organization.

ContentsPart 1General Introduction 10To ensure easy reading, we added some icons for you 10Overview of Interviews 11Acknowledgement 12Bring your clients to the digital worldThey expect it from you: Letter from a COO 13Part 2Enablers for Future Supply ChainsBuilding blocks of the Digital Supply Chain 20Introduction 20Key terms and their definitions 21The Digital Supply Chain Pillars 24Digital applications for SCM today and tomorrow 25The year 2025: Advanced Analytics and AI will lead the way 27The author's perspective 28A strategy ties it all together 28Think about people 29Digital evolution along the supply chain 29The nine digital technologies in detail 32Advanced Analytics: Powerful and indispensable 44Introduction 44What is Big Data actually? What is Advanced Analytics? 45Three key enablers build the Foundation for Successful Implementation and Utilization 49Fields of Application of Advanced Analytics in SCM 57Challenges 59Roadmap to successful implementation of Advanced Analytics 60Conclusion 61Artificial Intelligence: Supply Chains will never be the same 63Introduction 63AI, ML, DL: What does it all mean? 64Don't believe the hype (at least not all of it) 68Why AI in SCM? 71How to enable your supply chain 73The drawbacks 77Conclusion 78Call to action: A checklist for practitioners 79Which concepts for the digitalization of the supply chainare relevant for you? 79Part 3Leverage Enablers for Supply Chain FunctionsDigital Procurement: A key driver for performance improvement 84Introduction: More evolution than revolution 84Procurement 4.0:Comprehensive transformation beyond technology 85Triad for success: Structure, Digital Solutionsand People & Skills 87Evolving capabilities and roles:The buyer in the future procurement setup 92Five tips for digital transformation in procurement 100Outlook 100Future Supply Chain planning: Faster and smarter 102Introduction and status quo 102The future of supply chain planning 105The impact on planning functions 111What is required to achive this step into the future? 113How will planning organizations have to change? 115Lessons learned from supply chain leaders 117Roadmap to success 118Logistics today and tomorrow 121Introduction 121Advantages and limits of digitalization 121New business models and value-added services 123Business models with value-added services 123Lessons for Implementation 129Supply Chain visibility: Connecting the dots 135B2C has it all-but why? 135Background: Supply chain visibility isn't new, but it's changing 136The barriers to SC visibility 137The problems caused by a lack of visibility 140Visibility matters 142How visibility creates value 144A recipe for establishing SCM visibility 146Tips 148Call to action: A checklist for practitioners 151Lessons learned: Procurement 151Lessons learned: Supply Chain planning 152Lessons learned: Logistics today and tomorrow 154Lessons learned: Supply Chain visibility 156Part 4Digital Supply Chains in ActionBeing a leader in a Digital Supply Chain 160Introduction 160Activities today vs.