Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings for 2020 Announced as Cisco Takes Top Position; Six New Companies Join Ranking
Gartner recently released the results from its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.
“In our 16th edition of the Supply Chain Top 25 we have an impressive group of leaders with new lessons to share, including a diverse set of six new entrants,” said Mike Griswold, vice president analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain practice. “With substantial amounts of the economy closed due the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders need an agile strategy that allows the supply chain organization to sense and respond to changes in the business context as they happen. Our ranking highlights companies that possess these strategies and other differentiating capabilities.”
Cisco Systems scored the top spot, followed by Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, MHI member Schneider Electric and Nestlé. Six new companies joined this year’s list: Lenovo, AbbVie, British American Tobacco, Reckitt Benckiser, Biogen and Kimberly Clark.
“Cisco’s revenue growth, strength in environment, social and corporate governance (ESG) and recognition of leadership in community opinion polls drove the move up from the fifth position in 2019 to the top spot today,” said Mr. Griswold. “Its ESG focus includes the circular economy, with the goal of having 100% of new Cisco products incorporate circular design principles by the financial year 2025.”
To recognize sustained supply chain excellence, Gartner introduced the “Masters” category in 2015. To be considered Masters, companies must have attained top-five composite scores for at least seven out of the last 10 years. All of last years’ Masters – Amazon, Apple, P&G, McDonald’s, and Unilever – qualified for the category this year.
1: Cisco Systems
2: Colgate-Palmolive
3: Johnson & Johnson
4: Schneider Electric
5: Nestle
6: PepsiCo
7: Alibaba
8: Intel
9: Inditex
10: L’Oréal
11: Walmart
12: HP Inc.
13: Coca Cola Company
14: Diageo
15: Lenovo
16: Nike
17: AbbVie
18: BMW
19: Starbucks
20: H&M
21: British American Tobacco
22: 3M
23: Reckitt Benckiser
24: Biogen
25: Kimberly-Clark
One thing these firms have in common, other than the Gartner ranking, is their attendance at MHI events like MODEX and ProMat for supply chain solutions sourcing and education on leading trends. ProMat 2021 will be held April 12-15, 2021 in Chicago’s McCormick Place.
