7 SUPPLY CHAINS TO ADMIRE | 2025
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Recalibrating the Industry's View of Excellence
There is a stark difference between the conventional beliefs of companies believed to be industry top performers and their actual business results. While some companies like Apple, Nike, and L’Oreal are readily accepted supply chain leaders by the industry, more companies on the Supply Chains to Admire list are not recognized easily as leaders. Supply chain economies of scale are elusive. Small regional players outperform global multi-nationals. For example, Monster Beverages has been a winner for five years, outperforming large beverage companies like Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo. Church & Dwight outperforms Colgate, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever. We find industry leaders positively biased toward the performance of large brand companies in the process and retail sectors. While many of these companies were supply chain leaders outperforming their peer groups twenty years ago, today, many underperform against the industry averages. The story of shifts in the market carries lessons for all. Table 2 shares the list of multiple-year winners of the Supply Chains to Admire analysis. The Supply Chains to Admire methodology is a data-driven analysis less subject to industry bias. The source is public reporting in global markets. We obtain the raw information for the report through a syndicated data provider, Y Charts. The methodology is shared openly. We aim for the Supply Chains to Admire methodology to be a valuable assessment tool for companies of all sizes and regions.
Table 2. Winners for Multiple Years
COMPANY
FREQUENCY THIS YEAR
Apple
11
Y
L'Oréal
8
Y
TSMC
8
Y
Broadcom
8
N
Nike
8
Y
Lockheed Martin
7
Y
TJX
7
Y
Paccar
7
Y
Ross Stores
6
Y
Dollar General
5
N
Intuitive Surgical
5
Y
Monster Beverages
5
Y
Borg Warner
4
Y
Dollar Tree
4
N
Eastman
4
N
Sleep Number
4
N
AbbVie
3
N
Assa Abloy
3
N
Celanese
3
N
Clorox
3
N
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
3
N
ResMed
3
N
Toro
3
N
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