Each industry has different potential, or ability to reach metrics targets. It is a mistake to include information from different companies in a single spreadsheet and evaluate them as a group without understanding their industry potential and market drivers. The maturity and potential of each industry within a value network is very different.
The Supply Chain Index is a measurement of supply chain improvement. In this analysis, the starting year and the duration of the analysis matter. Some industries, like chemical, that struggled significantly during the Great Recession have rebounded with greater gains in recent years. Similarly, the overall results for apparel and food and beverage companies improved in this period, while results for retail and consumer packaged goods stalled. (See Figure 2).