2025 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Retail and Wholesale Industry

Published On:

January 14, 2025

Authored By:

APQC

Members-Only Content:

APQC concluded its 11^th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2025. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’ supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends.

This research focuses on:

How well supply chains performed in 2024
Obstacles to improving supply chain processes
Top trends anticipated to impact supply chains
Organizational priorities for supply chains in 2025

This report is specific to the retail and wholesale industry. Click here for the cross-industry report.

Type:

Data and Measures

Topics:

Operational and Process Innovation, New Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Manufacturing, Order Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Planning

Industries:

Retail/Catalog/Mail Order, Wholesale Distribution

Tags:

Automation, Digital transformation

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