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Box 6.1 The benefits of supply chain management
(a)
To improve service 68%
Cost cutting 68%
To increase profits 55%
Getting products to
52%
market faster
New clients 45%
New products 45%
Competitive pressures 45%
To improve management
39%
decisions
New channels to market 32%
To increase shareholder
23%
value
New suppliers 19%
Other 10%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Percentage of respondents
(b) Have you realized all the benefits you expected from your
current supply chain and manufacturing systems?
Yes, have realized
some benefits
26%
57% No, but may do
7%
Yes, have realized in the future
all the benefits
7%
Don’t know
3%
No, and are unlikely
to do so in the future
(a) Benefits of supply chain management, (b) realization of benefits.
Figure 6.1 Note respondents could select all benefits that apply.
Source: PMP (2008)
