Supply chain visibility: 3 reasons tech investments fail to deliver ROI

Supply chain visibility is a key focus area for many organizations. Therefore, it’s no wonder that visibility, monitoring, analytics, and forecasting tools continue to be at the top of the list when it comes to supply chain technology investments.

Despite companies understanding the importance of visibility and investing in tools to improve it, the results have not been great. According to one study by PwC, 69% of operations and supply chain officers say that their supply chain technology investments have not delivered the expected results. Other studies have pointed to similar findings about the gap between expected and realized ROI for supply chain tech.

On top of this, another study found that only 12% of supply chain leaders believe that their investment strategy fully meets the needs of their supply chain. So, what gives? Why are most organizations failing to reach their goals, and what can be done to ...