GEP：2023年供应链与采购趋势展望报告（英文版）（31页）.pdf

1、SUPPLY CHAIN&PROCUREMENT2023OUTLOOK27Conclusion02Executive Summary01Introduction28Notes03Global Business and Macroeconomic Trends for 2023Inflation:At a Multidecadal High in Major EconomiesSlowing GDP Growth in Most EconomiesEnergy:A Deepening CrisisInterest Rates:Taming Inflation at the Cost of Gro

2、wthLabor:Shortage and Higher Wages To See Correction11Seven Leadership Themes for 2023The Rise of the Corporate CitizenSpeak Softly and Carry a Big Supply ChainDelivering ESG Outcomes Through Supply Chain OperationsCultivate a Digital-First Supply ChainLeading Through Inflation:Think Outside the Box

3、 for SuccessRethink Supply Chain and Procurement Metrics To Drive ValueRemote Working:An Opportunity To Attract Diverse Talent and Catalyze DEI Goals01Back to ContentsSUPPLY CHAIN&PROCUREMENT OUTLOOK 2023INSIGHTDRIVESINNOVATIONINTRODUCTION A Concerning OutlookIt needs little reminding that 2020,2021

4、 and 2022 have been a terrible trio.Blow after blow landed on humanity:the COVID-19 pandemic,political instability in G7 countries,environmental catastrophe,shocks in the energy markets,trade wars between major markets and much more.One could be forgiven for feeling that better times were ahead.For

5、all those speaking of a“post-pandemic”world or a“new normal,”surely 2023 would be the return of calmer,happier times.While the saying goes that bad things come in threes,keep in mind that there were four horsemen of the apocalypse.The outlook for 2023 is framed by a fearsome barrage of concerns.The

6、threat of a nuclear winter looms uncomfortably due to statements by the Russian military and political leadership.Economies are facing recessions,business slowdown and other uncertainties.Extreme weather continues to decimate portions of the planet.Borrowing costs have risen sharply,impairing both t