CEOs globally recognize the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), but most are encountering significant challenges in formulating and operationalizing related strategies. While over two-thirds see the need to act quickly on GenAI, a similar proportion also report being stymied by uncertainty in this space, making it challenging to respond at speed. While the vast majority...

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Companies are making their supply chains more cost-efficient, resilient and sustainable in an increasingly uncertain world. Over the last couple of decades, many supply chains have become linear global chains, stretched to their limit in pursuit of efficient, mass production with low-cost countries, just-in-time inventory and limited inherent resilience. These models were geared towards growing...

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What technology companies need to do to create an agile operating model in today’s unpredictable world. Questions to ask Can your operating model stand up in an unpredictable world? Will your operating model propel you into the future? Is your operating model agile enough? The recent rise in global trade-related risks and technology nationalism has...

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A survey of supply chain leaders shows the need for visibility on sustainability performance and a holistic business case to drive results. In brief EY teams surveyed 525 executives about their sustainable supply chain practices. Many have long-term strategies but struggle to measure their progress. Business case initiatives for sustainability stretch beyond cost savings to...

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COVID-19 has exposed long-standing weaknesses in how we make and sell goods. The solution is digitization and automation, in four steps. In brief; the global supply chain, in its current form, is incapable of withstanding the disruptive forces of tomorrow. Fast-changing consumer preference, environmental disruptions and intrinsic changes to the global order are key drivers...

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Consumer behavior is changing dramatically all of the time… … If you don’t plan for the future today, you may find tomorrow’s too late. While the immediate response to COVID-19 seems all-consuming, we still need to think of this pandemic in phases. There’s what we must do “now” to manage business continuity, what we must...

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Companies investing more in new technology make more money. Here’s why, and how you can accelerate your digital transformation. Our latest research finds that companies that excel at digital transformation share six habits. Digital transformation leaders that exhibit these six habits enjoy better financial performance than companies that have yet to adopt them. To catch...

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Who do you trust? Why do you trust one brand over another?  Integrity and trust have been important for organizations since commerce began and today Trust is very much as good as currency and money in the bank. Here is why… Read more

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EY poses the relevant question in this thought-provoking article: When it can take only one mistake — or a perception of a mistake — for a user to stop trusting AI, how can you earn and sustain user trust? For every challenge in business is an opportunity for AI, however, organizations are holding back in...

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EY begs the question: For CEOs, are the days of sidelining global challenges numbered? In attempting to answer, EY shares the official 2019 EY CEO Imperative Study – revealing that investors and boards expect CEOs to respond to humanity’s greatest challenges. In fact, it has found that it’s the new growth imperative. But how exactly...

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As part of a collection of insights about digital trust, this article means that the transformative potential of AI is high, but so are its risks. IN the light of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning proliferates, which means that AI technologies are rapidly outpacing the organizational governance and controls that guide their use,...

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This article by EY means that maximizing the value of your automation strategy necessarily requires linkage to your people strategy and organizational analysis. Starting with the premise that automation offers tremendous potential for leaders looking to drive transformation in their organization: from cost savings and increased delivery speed, to new operating models, to higher value...

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Inspired by The Economist Disrupters series, EY poses its own take on disruption in the face of few organizations and industries able to escape the “disruption reality” nowadays. On par with the Economist Intelligence Unit report, EY contents that the only real choice for those wishing to thrive is to embrace disruption – as opposed to...

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EY reports on the phenomenon of the gig economy – swiftly changing the landscape of work – and transforming the shape of the workforce along with it. Contending that the rise of the gig economy is helping organizations address needs such as dealing with rapidly shifting consumer preferences and competing with more nimble start-ups, it’s safe...

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EY research report coined “Global Generations 3.0” has revealed that less than half of full-time workers fully trust their employer, boss or colleagues. The online survey of over 9,800 full-time workers, age 19-68, at companies of varying sizes in various countries, explored a wide variety of areas relevant to (the lack of) trust in the...

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