Kinaxis

Take the Supply Chain Challenge: How Does Yours Rate?

Please take a moment to select the answers that most closely describe your operations and then simply fill in the form to receive your rating along with some valuable recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of your supply chain.

1. How often does your team meet to discuss changes to your supply/demand balance?
  hardly ever
  regularly
  whenever an imbalance is detected
2. How many people attend these meetings?
  anyone we can collar in the hallway
  anyone with nothing more pressing to do
  the whole team, since attendance is required
3. How do you make and communicate your supply and demand plans?
  mix of faxes, e-mails, spreadsheets
  we use APO, i2, JDA or Oracle Apps, then e-mail or fax around reports
  we log onto the same on-demand system and work together
4. Is any external data from partners brought into your supply and demand plans?
  no
  some
  yes
5. Does everyone on your team have access to the same single version of the truth about your supply chain?
  no way
  not unless we all get together and hammer it out
  yes
6. Do your supply chain partners have access to the same single version of the truth about your supply chain?
  no way
  not unless we all get together and hammer it out
  yes
7. How would you characterize your company's supply chain today?
  out of control
  OK, but can be slow to respond
  quick and responsive, no matter what happens
8. How would you characterize your relations with your supply chain partners?
  adversarial, we push them and they push us
  OK, but we never know what surprises are coming
  we trust each other, share a lot of information, and discuss win-win scenarios
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