As supply chains continue to recover from 2020 disruptions, many business leaders have looked ahead to 2021 to figure out how they can incorporate more resiliency into their supply chain design. Faced with rapid demand spikes and intense supply shortages, many businesses have continued to fulfill their customer orders, though the sentiment of uncertainty remains. About 50% of attendees of a recent supply chain webinar said that they are looking to invest in a supply chain planning solution in 2021. Business leaders are looking for ways to accurately predict changes and act quickly to resolve their issues.

On December 8th, Jeff Stiles, VP of SCM Product Marketing at Oracle, and Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain, discussed how businesses can plan more effectively across their supply chain. Featured guest videos from Simon Ellis, Program Vice President at IDC, Juniper Networks' supply chain team, and Giovanni Schoordijk from Oracle's enterprise server manufacturing division provided insights into how supply chain leaders can improve supply chain agility and visibility for increased resiliency. The broad range of perspectives from customers, analysts, and Oracle speakers helped to identify 3 key themes: