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Transport & Logistics Rising role of the Chief Supply Chain Officer

By Ed Jennings Chief Executive Officer, Quickbase. Courtesy SupplyChainBrain
Keep every aspect of your fleet, Always Visible.
Recent global challenges have put a newfound importance on the Chief Supply Chain Officer.
With Ctrack’s 30 years experience, we can help you unlock
better diagnostics, support compliance reporting, as well
as provide tailormade analytics for both short term, and ecent high-profile events – from COVID-19 will need to do more than just check the box and claim
long-term decision making. Ctrack will optimise the right to the Suez Canal debacle – have brought the success. In some ways, the CSCO role may be even more
solution for your specific business needs.
Rrole of Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) into important, as it requires cross-functional oversight and
the spotlight, as organisations have had to overcome mobilisation power across the entire organisation to
unprecedented disruption. The supply chain is the enable true supply chain traceability.
Keep your eyes on the road lifeline of any organisation, so it’s no surprise that
more and more enterprises are pursuing supply chain In a way, the CSCO will sit both within and above the
Iris Camera Solution Asset Monitoring Temperature Monitoring sustainability and resilience. As this trend continues, we traditional C-suite. Baseline responsibilities will focus
Front-Back-Side Facing Camera
Options Trailer Tracking Remote Door Unlocking will only see the role of the CSCO grow. on improving supply chain processes, such as optimising
Door Open/Close Sensor routine procedures, automating repetitive manual
In Cab Device Driver Identification & Similar to the roles of Chief Information Officer work and bridging siloed systems. But going a step
• Job Dispatch Driving Behaviour Monitoring Fuel Level & (CIO) and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), the CSCO beyond the day-to-day, CSCOs will be tasked with the
• Navigation Consumption Monitoring title has existed within certain sectors for quite some exceptional responsibility of anticipating, mitigating and
• Messaging Engine Performance time, but these recent challenges have put a newfound managing disruptions, including improving exception-
• Driver Behaviour Display Monitoring (CAN) Vehicle & Fleet Tracking L O GI S T I CS NEWS
importance on the role, and its influence on the rest of based processes that require the mobilisation of cross-
the C-suite and entire organisation. And like the CIO functional teams to meet short-term deliverables and
and CDO roles, companies looking to appoint a CSCO ensure supply chain resilience.
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