businesschief.eu 211KEARNEY
Suketu Gandhi is a recognized
industry leader and subject-
matter expert in digital transformation,
IT strategy and enterprise architecture,
technology’s role in retail, the Internet
as a channel, outsourcing and
offshoring, IT organization evolution,
and the use of technology for highly
mobile assets. He is frequently
published on digital transformation
topics in outlets ranging from MIT
Sloan Management Review to the Wall
Street Journal. Suketu’s consulting
work focuses on the impact of digital
on business models, customer
experience, operations, and IT. Suketu
is a partner, based in Kearney's
Chicago office.EXECUTIVE BIO
SUKETU GANDHI
TITLE: PARTNER AND GLOBAL PRODUCT
LEADER, DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN & PLAN
COMPANY: KEARNEY
INDUSTRY: MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY
LOCATION: CHICAGOYou must be very deliberate in the choices
that are made based on the options that are
available,” Ghandhi says.
“One of the key dimensions is finding
commonalities and what can be done to
standardise further. The more common you
can make things, the easier manufacturing,
assembly and sourcing become. Although it
seems quite logical, unfortunately, we don't
find people doing that.”
“Another key element is inbound and
outbound transportation, what we call
geography. Where do you manufacture?
Where do you sell? Now that's a simple
question, but then you must also look at the
geographical boundaries you cross and how
many political boundaries as well. And that
second question, political boundaries, is a
loaded one because that can cause issues.
Brexit is a good example of that.
“The other part of geography is that
countries like China and India are going
to start insisting that if you sell in their