Planning for Sustainability: Preparing Supply Chain Systems and Processes

This IDC Perspective discusses planning for sustainability. A host of external pressures and internal business drivers are elevating the priority of making advancements in sustainable operations. Among them are the potential need to plan for resource constraints, ESG initiatives, the risk of future regulation, and consumer and employee sentiment."I suggest considering leveraging the power of your planning organization to bring multiple functions and sub-functions forward toward an organizationwide plan …. The opportunities are there to realize competitive advantage, be ahead of coming changes, find operational and resource efficiencies, and improve the intelligence and collaboration of your organization." - says Eric Thompson, research director, IDC's Global Supply Chain Planning