Trend vision EyeOn: Utilize digital transformation to seize the existing opportunities

The world has become more complex and uncertain. This is clearly having repercussions and has exposed vulnerabilities in companies’ supply chains. As a result, many businesses are redesigning their supply chains and doing more scenario-based planning for a longer horizon than before. Digitalization can play a crucial role in this.

“Everyone will agree that the pandemic turned the world completely upside down in 2020,” says André Vriens, Managing Partner at EyeOn. “There had been discussions about the volatile and uncertain nature of the market in the past, of course, which led many companies to make improvements. COVID-19 added a new dimension in terms of both vulnerability and opportunities.” This has further increased the existing uncertainty in the chain, both in the supply of raw materials and on the customer demand side. “As a result, the ground beneath the feet of supply chain professionals has shifted. The container ship that blacked the Suez Canal is another example of what can happen. So our customers are realizing that the outside world has become a lot less certain. Planning and forecasting is more challenging and more important than ever.”