Your Voice Matters!

As we approach the close of another insightful year, Blue Ridge is excited to announce the launch of our annual State of the Industry Report survey. This comprehensive survey helps us gather crucial data and insights from industry leaders like you, allowing us to provide an in-depth analysis of current trends, challenges, and opportunities within the industry.

Your input is invaluable. By participating in our survey, you contribute to a collective understanding that benefits the entire industry. The insights we gather will help shape the future of supply chain planning and inventory optimization, providing actionable intelligence that you can use to benchmark your operations against industry standards.

Take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete the survey and be entered into a drawing for a Nespresso machine. Plus, receive a Starbucks gift card AND double your chances of winning by answering a few additional questions!

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* 1. What industry are you in? Please select one.

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* 2. What type of operations does your company specialize in? (Select all that apply)

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* 3. How often do you refine your supply chain plan based on real-time exceptions?

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* 4. Do you currently include capacity planning or production scheduling as part of your Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process?

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* 5. Do you currently use technology for your capacity planning or production scheduling?

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* 6. If you answered yes above (you currently use technology for your capacity planning or production scheduling), what technology do you currently use?

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* 7. Which of the following describes the challenges your organization currently faces or will face in the short-term (next three years) in your inventory planning and forecasting environment? (Rank all that apply with 1 being most valuable)

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* 8. Do your current Supply Chain Planning (SCP) & inventory optimization processes position you to take advantage of the macro-economic trends/challenges such as rising inflation, rising cost of goods due to tariffs, etc.?

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* 9. Which of the following business trends have you seen in your supply chain in the last year? (Select all that apply)

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* 10. Have you evaluated/modified your inventory strategy in light of cost of carrying inventory and/or interest rates?

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* 11. Have you tried using machine learning techniques within forecasting and supply chain planning processes?

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* 12. Of all the demand forecasting and supply chain planning processes, which remain a pain point in your ability to achieve your business goals? (Select all that apply)

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* 13. Which of these inventory planning capabilities do you currently have and use? (Select all that apply)

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* 14. In the last year, on average, what percentage of the demand could not be fulfilled from current on-hand inventory or supplies?

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* 15. What is your current days of supply on-hand?

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* 16. What is your optimized (or goal for) current days of supply on-hand?

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* 17. What was your YOY sales growth?

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* 18. What was your YOY inventory growth?

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* 19. How do you currently measure supply chain planning and inventory optimization success? (Select all that apply)

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* 20. What are your organization’s top priorities? (Rank all that apply with 1 being most valuable)

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* 21. Please rank the following technology solution offerings in terms of level of impact on running your business operations successfully and profitably. (Rank all that apply with 1 being most valuable)

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* 22. To be entered into the Nespresso Machine drawing on October 4th, please enter your contact information. Please enter me in the Nespresso Machine drawing!

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* 23. Would you be interested in receiving a $5 Starbucks gift card AND doubling your chances to win the Nespresso Machine? Answer ten additional questions and we’ll email you a digital gift card AND enter you twice into the drawing.

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