SYNGENTA
Syngenta ’ s Marion Matthewman and Alexandre Leopoldes tell us how a world-leading agrochemical company developed an innovative logistics operating model with highly valued partners
Headquartered in Basel , Switzerland , Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources . Through world class science and innovative crop solutions , its 28,000 staff in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown .
Head of Global Operations , Mark Peacock explains : “ Syngenta has been very successful in achieving sustained growth since its creation in 2000 , supported by our supply strategy which focusses on innovation , leverage , agility and customer experience . Logistics is critical to the effective delivery of agility and customer experience ; it became clear that our current logistics operating model would not be fit for purpose to drive value and operational resilience .
“ One of the critical questions was whether we could or should
Mark Peacock
Head of Global Operations invest in building internal capability
80 May 2016