Managing to a healthy margin is critical for business operations; but, achieving sustainable business growth requires a value-based approach. In other words, cost reduction does not drive business growth. Middle market companies should look to their supply chains to create value beyond simple cost management in order to remain as nimble as their smaller competitors and as relevant as their large ones.

Repositioning supply chain strategies to focus on adding value to a company’s bottom line can take some time, but it’s important to consider how to add value at every step of the supply chain. Companies that view the supply chain as a cost center instead of a value center might not be growing—they can just as easily be in a steady state or in market share decline.

Supply chain performance matters—this often-overlooked area of a business can make or break corporate performance. Value-based supply chain principles, practices, and methods have great potential to improve a business. This whitepaper outlines the steps necessary to enable the supply chain to provide value to the company and its bottom line.