G0******* 2012 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25: Asia/Pacific Published: 24 July 2012
Analyst(s): Vikas Sarangdhar, Debashis Tarafdar
"The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2012" features global companies that demonstrate leadership in applying demand-driven principles to their supply chains. Here, we prent the top 15 companies headquartered in Asia/ Pacific.
Key Findings
■Riding on robust domestic growth and a recovering global economy, companies in Asia/Pacific have faced the challenge of managing the volatility of growing demand.
■Companies leading the 2012 Supply Chain Top 25: Asia/Pacific have demonstrated capabilities in demand management, operational excellence and innovation.
■In Asia/Pacific, Samsung still leads the top 15, which is dominated by high-tech, consumer electronics,
automotive, retail and industrial product companies.
■Most Japane companies are still recovering from the natural and economic cris of 2011, and are now regaining their stability.
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Recommendations
Supply chain leaders in Asia/Pacific:
■U demand-driven best practices, including demand nsing and shaping, gmentation, and collaboration, to help manage demand volatility and deliver predictable results.
■Take the end-to-end supply chain into account to achieve efficient and effective control. Select the right metrics and align them to your strategic objectives to measure supply chain
performance.
■U Gartner's sales and operations planning (S&OP) maturity model to asss your maturity level and develop a structured road map to build S&OP competency to manage profitable
trade-offs across the supply chain.
■Build resiliency into supply network design, and implement risk management strategies across trading partner networks.
Analysis
This rearch showcas the top 15 companies headquartered in Asia/Pacific from the 2012 Supply Chain Top 25 ranking and discuss their supply chain practices.
Top 15 Companies in Asia/Pacific
2011 and 2012 have provided mixed results for Asia/Pacific. While most companies in Japan were
still recovering from natural disasters and economic troubles, business from other countries in
Asia/Pacific reported moderate to robust growth. Gartner has applied its rigorous Supply Chain Top
25 methodology to compile the Asia/Pacific ranking, which reflects this trend, with some companies
moving up, others moving down and four companies entering the ranking for the first time (e Note 1, Note 2 and Table 1).
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Table 1. 2012 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25: Asia/Pacific
Source: Gartner (July 2012)
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Key Characteristics of Asia/Pacific Supply Chain Leaders
While demand in Asia/Pacific is growing, inflation, rising costs and a tightening labor market po
challenges for companies in the region. Economic challenges in the rest of the world also amplify
the risks, since a further sharp fall in exports to advanced economies and capital outflows would
impact Asia directly as well as through knock-on effects on domestic demand.
Despite a difficult economic environment, Asia/Pacific supply chain leaders have maintained their
momentum by reconfiguring their supply chains while staying focud on a demand-driven strategy.
Here, we discuss their key strategies, initiatives and best practices.
Samsung (No. 1) has balanced solid operational performance with product innovation. With its
Galaxy line of mobile devices, it has emerged as the strongest competitor to Apple, and is
orchestrating total customer solutions. The company continues to take advantage of its vertical
integration in consumer electronics and miconductors to support strong profitability.
Operationally, it has demonstrated mature S&OP capabilities, including real-time scenario analysis,
which enable the company to asss opportunities and risks along multiple dimensions of
customer, location and product. Samsung has also implemented leading collaborative planning,
forecasting and replenishment with its larger consumer electronic retail and mobile carrier
customers.
Hyundai (No. 2) has maintained its cond position, and is the top automotive company in Gartner's Asia/Pacific ranking. Instead of exclusively focusing on pushing vehicle sales, the company has
worked on improving operational efficiency, quality performance and the perception of its brand. As
a result, Hyundai's market share has steadily incread across all major markets, making it the
world's fastest-growing automotive company in 2011 and 2012.
During the last few years, Hyundai has established excellent capabilities in developing new
products in a faster and more integrated way, and is transforming its previous low-quality, low-price image. The company has also moved clor to its target markets by creating a global manufacturing network across North America, Eastern Europe, China and India, which has also helped it increa
flexibility and reduce supply chain risk. This has enhanced its ability to understand varying
consumer tastes, deliver vehicles faster, and protect against regional downturns and sudden
currency fluctuations.
Tata Motors (No. 3) from India has significantly improved its position in the Gartner supply chain
rankings this year by moving up ven places in the Asia/Pacific ranking and 17 positions in the
global Supply Chain Top 25 (e "The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2012"). The company has
come a long way from March 2009, when it reported a consolidated loss, to now delivering
superlative growth in revenue and profits over the last three years. It has successfully turned Jaguar Land Rover around and grown significantly in domestic markets. Through a ries of joint ventures
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downstream supply chain to improve the reach of its channel.
Lenovo (No. 4) is a leading Chine company that has grown its market share in the past year to
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unique components ud in its PCs by nearly 40%, thereby reducing complexity. It achieved higher inventory turns, compared to most of its top 15 peers. The company is developing its end-to-end
supply chain gmentation and cost-to-rve capabilities through sophisticated procurement
analytic solutions for its commodity management teams. In the area of supply chain risk
management, Lenovo fared better than most in the high-tech industry, following last year's natural
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Huawei (No. 5), the Chine information and communication technology (ICT) company, is a new
entrant to the Asia/Pacific ranking this year, with strong financial performance. Product innovation is
a key part of the company's customer-centric business strategy, supported by its sizable R&D
investment and extensive network of rearch centers across Asia and Europe. In addition, its
茄子水饺effective customer gmentation strategy that address enterpris and consumers is a foundation for building gmented customer value chain capabilities.
Woolworths (No. 6) tops the list of retailers in the Asia/Pacific ranking. The company has shown
commitment to improving ROA and inventory management, recording one of the highest ROAs
among the top 15. It aims to improve its market share and achieve A$1 billion in online sales by
2014. Woolworths continued to invest in its supply chain and new stores during the first half of
2012. A key aspect of the retailer's supply chain strategy includes rationalizing its network by
significantly reducing the number of distribution centers. The company has also embarked on a
杜鹃花的寓意和象征major corporate program to improve business efficiency and reduce operating costs.
过节作文Toyota (No. 7) has also been in recovery mode this year. It successfully worked on a number of
turnaround initiatives, such as lowering the break-even point by reducing costs and restructuring its global manufacturing network. With about half of its vehicles and components produced in Japan,
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the domestic earthquake, Thai floods and stronger Yen have hit Toyota's financials. Despite the
mixed results, the Japane vehicle manufacturer scored fairly well in the Asia/Pacific ranking,
moving up three positions to venth place since last year.
With strong supply chain fundamentals, Toyota is aggressively working on implementing a robust
risk management program, enhancing supply chain visibility and working with suppliers to achieve
sustainable profitability. Faced with stagnant growth in developed markets, the company is focusing on emerging markets through the localization of supply and R&D, aiming to generate half of its sales from the markets by 2015.
Asus (No. 8) is a force in the Asia/Pacific high-tech industry. Even in a challenging economic
environment, the company delivered growth through its strong focus on customers and innovative
products. It has also reported a strong increa in net profit during 1Q12, compared to the same
quarter last year, and has shown superior performance, compared to the market growth rate.
Operationally, it has adopted lean Six Sigma principles, enabling it to reduce costs while remaining
agile. Asus is also focusing on new products, including its Nexus 7 tablet, which it co-designed with Google.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (No. 9), the world's largest shipbuilder among other major industrial
initiatives, is a new entrant to the Asia/Pacific ranking. The company's revenue grew by more than
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