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Moneyball approach can lift supply chains

May 22, 2025 1 min read
author Anamika Mishra [Sub Editor]
In the early 2000s, the Oakland A's used the “Moneyball” strategy data-driven decision-making to compete with top-tier baseball teams. Today, supply chain management must take a similar approach. According to EY’s Al Mendoza, 89% of C-suite executives still classify the supply chain as a cost center, ignoring its potential as a strategic growth driver. At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo, Mendoza explained that modern digital supply chain systems generate vast data, but companies struggle to convert it into actionable insights. Traditional metrics like OTIF overlook critical goals such as customer satisfaction, time to market, and

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