Disruption, Digitisation, Resilience

6 DISRUPTION, DIGITISATION, RESILIENCE : The future of Asia-Pacific supply chains 44.0% 16.6% 17.1% 17.1% 14.9% 17.1% 17.1% 56.0% chief supply-chain officer, chief procurement officer or other c-level executives) and 85 were senior managers or above. The sample was split across six primary industries: automotive, footwear and apparel, food and beverage, manufacturing, IT/tech/ electronics and healthcare/pharmaceuticals/ biotech. In terms of firm size, as measured by reported annual revenue, 77 respondents worked at firms with under US$500m in revenue and 98 were from companies where revenues stood at over US$500m. The survey was conducted in February and March 2021 comprising 175 supply-chain managers, or executives with responsibility for supply-chain decisions. Of the respondents, 125 were based in Asia, 25 in North America and 25 in Europe, with most respondents from Asia as this was the focus of the research. The respondents in North America and Europe were screened for their involvement in and/or oversight of supply-chain decisions in the region. Of the 175 respondents, 90 were c-suite level (CEO, president, chief financial officer, Annual revenue in US dollars Primary industry SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS Under US$500m Greater than US$500m Automotive Footwear and apparel Food and beverage Manufacturing IT/tech/electronics Healthcare/pharmaceuticals/biotechnology