Mike Griswold is the Vice President of Research at Gartner, specializing in retail with a particular focus on forecasting and replenishment. He is responsible for Gartner’s annual Top 25 Supply Chain ranking and joins Supply Chain Now on a monthly basis to discuss the latest in retail supply chains from an analyst’s perspective. Gartner held the 2021 Supply Chain Symposium/XPO focused on the EMEA region a few weeks ago, and many of the topics affect businesses and supply chains in every part of the globe. All of the macro trends that were discussed have a dual focus – doing well while doing good and making sure that the priorities of the customer (whether B2B or B2C) are understood and embraced by decision-makers. In this episode, Mike shares his key takeaways from the 2021 EMEA Supply Chain Symposium/XPO with co-hosts Scott Luton and Kelly Barner, host of Dial P for Procurement:
- Sustainable profit and sustainable profitability
- The importance of having a shared purpose
- Creating and strengthening value-aligned ecosystems
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