This episode explores:

• Results and methodology of the 2024 Gartner CEO Survey. (1:03)
• Surprises from this year’s study, including changing trends. (3:47)
• How CSCOs should adjust their strategies to align with changing CEO priorities. (6:42)
• A deep dive into technology adoption rates, including real-world examples. (10:04)
• Three recommendations CSCOs can implement to work alongside their CEOs better. (16:44)

In this episode of the Gartner Supply Chain Podcast, new host Lindsay Azim and guest Ken Chadwick, Gartner Distinguished Vice President Analyst, discuss results for the 2024 Gartner CEO Survey and how they impact CSCOs building out their strategic roadmaps. Ken dives into how these impacts manifest in tensions between current and future strategic priorities, economic conditions, energy supply, artificial intelligence, talent and much more. Lindsay and Ken close the show with several recommendations for how CSCOs can better work with CEOs and align to their top priorities.

Ken Chadwick is a Gartner research distinguished vice president covering global supply chain organization design, governance, talent development, change management and organization behavior. Using in-depth cross-industry research and insight into trends, Ken provides advice to supply chain leaders on how best to engage people and organizations to address the growing complexity of 21st century supply chains.

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This episode explores:

• The fundamentals of strategic decision making for AstraZeneca. (1:16)
• How AstraZeneca adapts its supply chain to drive both cost optimization and business growth. (4:20)
• Timing investments in new assets and their associated capabilities. (11:09)
• Methods to encourage talent to join change management journeys. (13:50)
• Recommendations for supply chain leaders working to understand their organization’s unique underpinnings for decision making. (16:30)

Host Thomas O’Connor and guest Matt Winterman, AstraZeneca’s senior vice president of global supply chain and strategy, discuss AstraZeneca’s approach to strategic decision making in regards to resilience. They explore AstraZeneca’s focus on supply chain design as a vehicle for growth and cost optimization, as well as the trigger points that underpin their decision-making processes. They close the show with three recommendations for supply chain leaders to apply similar principles to their own organizations.

Matthew Winterman joined AstraZeneca in 2023 and is the senior vice president of global supply chain and strategy, with overall responsibility for the development and execution of the end-to-end supply chain platform and product supply strategies. In addition, he is responsible for ensuring the strategic development of network designs and supply chain capabilities supporting AstraZeneca’s global operational network. He reports into the EVP of operations and IT and chief sustainability officer and serves as a member of the global operations senior leadership team.

This episode explores:

• The new reality of constant change and disruption for supply chain organizations, alongside its four main drivers. (1:44)
• Geopolitical disruption and its implications for supply chain organizations. (3:23)
• Climate change’s evolving influence on supply chain operations. (5:52)
• Technology’s rapid advancement, and how supply chain organizations can keep pace. (8:36)
• Generational shifts in employee attitudes towards their workplace and employers. (11:29)

Host Thomas O’Connor and guest Sami Naffakh, CSCO at Reckitt, explore the myriad forms supply chain disruption takes in today’s highly volatile landscape. They broadly discuss the four main drivers behind this volatility, as well as individualized responses supply chain leaders can employ. Thomas and Sami close the show with Sami’s personal recommendations for supply chain leaders who are combating disruption.