Top of Mind EY Performance Portal（关注的重点是性能门户）.pdf

Top of Mind Issues fa ing te hnology ompanies Supply chain segmentation “In today’s dynamic business environment, here technology companies are challenged continuously ith the delivery and servicing of a complex set of products — demanding customers from different segments, in hundreds of markets ith unique requirements — a ‘one-size-fits-all’ supply chain falls short of meeting the expectations of shareholders and customers. Supply chain segmentation enables technology companies to instill simplicity in a complex supply chain — increasing their operational efficiency and delivering greater value to their customers.” Deb Bhatta harjee Advisory Services, Supply Chain Ernst Young LLP Supply chain segmentation Exe utive summary Supply chain segmentation: a pathway to efficiency and strategic advantage When anthropologist Joseph Tainter studied ancient advanced societies, he identified a simple underlying principle in common: increasing complexity, unfettered, resulted in diminishing returns. Societies that didn’t control complexity either ceased to dominate or disappeared entirely. In his 1988 book, The Collapse of Complex Societies, Tainter explains how each of these societies first flourished as they became more complex, as initially each additional bit of complexity more than pays for itself in improved output. Over time, however, failure to manage complexity effectively produces the opposite effect — and begins to diminish returns, which reduces the value of additional complexity, until at some point it becomes “pure cost” and unsustainable. odern supply chains are just such complex segment can be tuned to that need. Require societies. Global companies have thousands absolute