Interpretation of the Gartner Report for top innovators in supply chain domain for 2011. http://goo.gl/iuND9

1. Interpretation of Results :21st Feb 2012

2. Ranking Company Business ROA Inventory
Segment Turns
Apple 17.90% 49.3
1 IT
Dell 6.60% 38.9
2 IT
P&G 9.60% 5.6
3 FMCG
Research In 25.10% 17.7
4 Motion (RIM) IT
Amazon 6.60% 11.2
5 IT
Cisco Systems 10.20% 11.8
6 IT
Wal-Mart Stores 9.00% 8.5
7 FMCG
McDonald's 15.30% 141.8
8 FMCG
PepsiCo 12.00% 7.8
9 FMCG
Samsung 9.80% 16.9
10 IT
The Coca-Cola 15.30% 5.3
11 Company FMCG
Microsoft 21.40% 16.6
12 IT
Colgate- 20.00% 5.1
13 Palmolive FMCG
IBM 12.50% 21.1
14 IT
Unilever 11.50% 5.3
15 FMCG

3. Astonishing Results
Only IT and FMCG Sectors appears in top 15

4. Characteristic of the companies that appear in top 15
Have sharp focus on Innovation and R&D
Have global Presence
Have Customized there products according to the market
Have designed an responsive and flexible supply chain
Have high inventory turn
They have superior information management systems
Have strong employee retention and engagement policies
Superior supply chain risks management strategies
Commands tryst from Suppliers and Customers, based on shared
values.

5. A Video :On how market leaders do the same business differently.
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to
admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other
innovations.” – Steve Jobs
Romesh Gupta CSCP, Supply
Chain Professional(Mumbai,India)
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