Seagate’s supply chain improvement efforts have focused on metrics to streamline and inform business operations
Seagate Technology has been named the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25, 2015. The rankings are designed to recognize organizations for leadership and best practice in global supply chain. Seagate ranked 20th in 2015 and in 2015 advanced to 16th rank as a result of the company’s continued re-engineering of business practices and strengthening of supplier relationships.
Seagate’s supply chain improvement efforts have focused on metrics to streamline and inform business operations which included developing a supplier risk database benchmarked by customers and industry leaders to gauge supplier health. An enhanced sales, inventory, operations and planning process were also implemented to assure better visibility into customer demands.
The Top 25 is selected from among 300 companies on the Fortune Global 500 and Global 2000 annual rankings. Assessment by a distinguished panel of industry and supply chain analysts, and a peer panel of supply chain professionals, are included in the scoring process that determines the Top 25.
“Seagate is wholly focused on continuously improving the effectiveness of our entire supply chain so we can meet the needs of our customers while adapting to changes in global logistics and the macro economy,” said Bob Legendre, senior vice president of supply chain management at Seagate. “Our supply chain has become a valuable tool giving customer’s added confidence in Seagate’s ability to provide a sustainable supply of drives to their businesses. We are proud to be recognized alongside other industry leaders on this prestigious list and feel this is validation of our efforts to develop a world class supply chain.”
