EFESO says supply chain resilience must drive performance

EFESO Management Consultants says supply chain resilience alone is not enough to improve business results, based on new research from 250 senior supply chain executives in Europe and the United States. The survey shows many companies have plans and visibility, but fewer turn those capabilities into faster decisions, stronger execution and better performance.

Why it matters: - Supply chain resilience has moved onto board agendas, but EFESO says resilience only creates value when it improves business performance. - The company frames resilience as an operating capability that helps organizations sense disruption earlier, decide faster, respond more effectively and adapt continuously. - Nearly 30% of surveyed companies combine relatively high resilience maturity with lower business performance, showing a gap between protection and results. - EFESO says the goal is to turn resilience into competitive advantage, not just disruption defense.

What happened: - EFESO Management Consultants released new analysis based on 250 senior supply chain executives across Europe and the United States. - The research found that 52% of organizations surveyed have a fully formalized continuity plan. - Only 20% of organizations conduct monthly supply chain risk assessments. - Just 14% regularly conduct stress tests or crisis simulations. - Only 31% of organizations report full visibility across their supply network. - EFESO said the full survey findings are available through the company’s dedicated web page.

The details: - EFESO says preparedness cannot stop at planning documents and must be embedded in operating routines. - Visibility can improve disruption detection and response, but EFESO says value depends on how quickly companies turn information into decisions and operational action. - Digital maturity is a differentiator in the survey. - 48% of high-performing organizations show mature digital supply chain capabilities, compared with 10% of lower-performing organizations. - EFESO says technology creates value when it helps supply chains sense earlier, decide faster and act more effectively. - Stronger-performing organizations connect visibility, preparedness, digital capabilities and flexibility into one operating model. - EFESO describes that model around four outcomes: sense earlier, decide faster, respond better and adapt continuously. - Erik Diks, Partner and Global Supply Chain Service lead, said supply chain resilience should become a source of competitive advantage and that value comes when resilience translates into faster decisions, stronger execution and greater adaptability.

Between the lines: - The findings suggest many companies are still treating resilience as a compliance or planning exercise. - EFESO’s argument is that resilience becomes commercially meaningful only when it changes day-to-day decision-making and execution speed. - The survey also implies that digital tools alone do not solve resilience gaps unless companies pair them with operational discipline.

What's next: - EFESO says its Global Supply Chain Survey 2026 examines the capabilities linked to stronger supply chain and business performance. - The company is positioning resilience as part of a broader performance agenda for supply chain leaders. - Organizations looking at the research will likely focus on combining planning, visibility, digital tools and flexibility rather than chasing a single resilience metric.