Thank you for taking the time to fill out our 2010, Supply Chain Buyer's Guide.  There is no cost for being added and it's a great resource for the community. 

Please take your time and go through the questions carefully.  They are all multiple choice for the the most part.  We will contact you if we find any areas we aren't sure of and may come back with a few additional questions once we begin receiving more feedback.  There will be one more survey released but only to companies who complete this first list.

We will be providing one year's free advertising (Banner/text ads) to some of the companies who send surveys in first. 

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How long has your company been in business?

Please select one or more of the following terms which describe your company offering (Your company will be searchable under these and other terms):

In the text field, please add keywords/tags you would like to be searchable under.

Approximately how many transactions does your hosted system and/OR all of your client-based applications manage monthly (This is on behalf of all users/clients)?

How many companies are currently using your software and/or services? (Very much an optional question.  It won't be published, but we would appreciate a number).

Does your company offer any solution for Global Data Synchronization (Either directly, or in partnership with another company)? 

Is your software or service available in multiple languages?  If you offer software, this applies to the user interface and support).

Does your company offer professional services?

Do you have a channel partner program in place?

People who receive the Buyer's Guide may want to contact your company (We may also).  Please provide contact information for someone with Marketing responsibility:

Do you offer services/software to support RFID initiatives?

Do you offer vendor enablement/rollout services to hubs/retailers?

Do you offer 3rd party testing services to hubs/retailers/distributors?

Do you offer outsourced mapping services for various systems?  Which ones?

Do you offer VAN (Value Added Network) services?

Do you offer an online Catalog?

Do you offer any of these solutions:  business intelligence, forecasting, score card or other analytics? 

Does your software provide users with alerts based on events in addition to thresholds set within reporting/analysis tools?

Does your solution lend itself to supporting the efforts of 3PLs and those working with 3PL providers?

Can users create VICS BOL (Bill of Lading) on your system?

Do you support VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) or SBT (Scan-based Trading) programs?

Do you have a service bureau in addition to other EDI services? By this, we mean are you sending and receiving EDI documents on behalf of clients and communicating with them via fax or e-mail?

Can users generate GS1-128 labels online using your solution?

Can users create packing lists on your system?

Which of the following (If any) can your clients outsource to your company:

Does your solution offer an automated process for managing 753 and 754 requirements?

Do you have any clients using a scan-n-pack solution for inbound or outbound shipments in conjunction with your EDI solution?

For "Hosted" systems: Can multiple users be logged into the same account?

Do you offer online support to clients?

Do you offer phone, FAQ, and online (Live) support to clients at no cost (E.g. cost is built into cost of product)?

Can potential buyers try or demo your system/software prior to buying?

In the 'Comments' section, please indicate the URL or e-mail address for demonstration requests.

If your services are transactional; do you charge per document or per kilobyte/character? 

For "Hosted" systems: Do you allow users to view inbound/outbound X.12 data?

Can users create a Purchase Order on your system?

Does your solution allow "Cross referencing" to be done for either items or locations by trading relationship?

For "Hosted" systems: Is there a "Master login" which enables a user to view multiple accounts and the transactions therein which apply to them?  For example: can a Hub login and view the suppliers and their orders within the suppliers account?

For "Hosted" systems: Do you offer archiving?

Can users export documents from your system (In CVS, XML or other formats)?

For "Hosted" systems: Can users access 997 information and see that documents have been acknowledged?

Which of the applications below do your solution(s) currently integrate with?  If you are a professional services company, which ones do you work with?