2010 EDI & Supply Chain Buyer's Guide Survey
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Required Question(s)
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.
1.
Please enter the information indicated below.
First Name:
Last Name:
Job Title:
Company Name:
Work Phone:
Email Address:
emailaddress@xyz.com
Postal Code:
2.
How long has your company been in business?
50 character(s) left.
3.
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.
Hosted EDI
Hosted EDI
Client-based EDI
Client-based EDI
Outsourced/Managed EDI
Outsourced/Managed EDI
EDI Service Bureau
EDI Service Bureau
Reporting and Analysis (Business Intelligence)
Reporting and Analysis (Business Intelligence)
RFID implementation/develo-
pment
RFID implementation/develo-
pment
Mapping and integration services
Mapping and integration services
Workflow and Business Process Automation
Workflow and Business Process Automation
Business Process Outsourcing
Business Process Outsourcing
Implementation consulting
Implementation consulting
File transfer software
File transfer software
VAN
VAN
VMI/SBT provider
VMI/SBT provider
GDSN provider
GDSN provider
3PL, 4PL services, incl. forwarding/expediting
3PL, 4PL services, incl. forwarding/expediting
Bar Coding and Labels
Bar Coding and Labels
Strategy Consulting
Strategy Consulting
Other
Comment:
500 character(s) left.
4.
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)?
50 character(s) left.
5.
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
).
50 character(s) left.
6.
Does your company offer any solution for Global Data Synchronization (Either directly, or in partnership with another company)?
Yes
Yes
No
No
7.
Is your software or service available in multiple languages? If you offer software, this applies to the user interface and support).
Yes
Yes
No
No
8.
Does your company offer professional services?
Yes
Yes
No
No
9.
Do you have a channel partner program in place?
Yes
Yes
No
No
10.
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:
350 character(s) left.
11.
Do you offer services/software to support RFID initiatives?
Yes
Yes
No
No
12.
Do you offer vendor enablement/rollout services to hubs/retailers?
Yes
Yes
No
No
13.
Do you offer 3rd party testing services to hubs/retailers/distributors?
Yes
Yes
No
No
14.
Do you offer outsourced mapping services for various systems? Which ones?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Comment:
500 character(s) left.
15.
Do you offer VAN (Value Added Network) services?
Yes
Yes
No
No
16.
Do you offer an online Catalog?
Yes
Yes
No
No
17.
Do you offer any of these solutions: business intelligence, forecasting, score card or other analytics?
Yes
Yes
No
No
18.
Does your software provide users with alerts based on events in addition to thresholds set within reporting/analysis tools?
Yes, for EDI messages
Yes, for EDI messages
Yes, for reporting/analytics
Yes, for reporting/analytics
Other
Comment:
500 character(s) left.
19.
Does your solution lend itself to supporting the efforts of 3PLs and those working with 3PL providers?
Yes
Yes
No
No
20.
Can users create VICS BOL (Bill of Lading) on your system?
Yes
Yes
No
No
21.
Do you support VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) or SBT (Scan-based Trading) programs?
Yes
Yes
No
No
22.
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?
Yes
Yes
No
No
23.
Can users generate GS1-128 labels online using your solution?
Yes
Yes
No
No
24.
Can users create packing lists on your system?
Yes
Yes
No
No
25.
Which of the following (If any) can your clients outsource to your company:
Price tickets
Price tickets
GS1-128 labels
GS1-128 labels
Other
26.
Does your solution offer an automated process for managing 753 and 754 requirements?
Yes
Yes
No
No
27.
Do you have any clients using a scan-n-pack solution for inbound or outbound shipments in conjunction with your EDI solution?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Comment:
500 character(s) left.
28.
For "Hosted" systems: Can multiple users be logged into the same account?
Yes
Yes
No
No
29.
Do you offer online support to clients?
Yes
Yes
No
No
30.
Do you offer phone, FAQ, and online (Live) support to clients at no cost (E.g. cost is built into cost of product)?
Yes
Yes
No
No
31.
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.
Yes
Yes
No
No
Comment:
500 character(s) left.
32.
If your services are transactional; do you charge per document or per kilobyte/character?
Document
Document
Kilobyte/character
Kilobyte/character
Other
Comment:
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33.
For "Hosted" systems: Do you allow users to view inbound/outbound X.12 data?
Yes
Yes
No
No
34.
Can users create a Purchase Order on your system?
Yes
Yes
No
No
35.
Does your solution allow "Cross referencing" to be done for either items or locations by trading relationship?
Yes
Yes
No
No
36.
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?
Yes
Yes
No
No
37.
For "Hosted" systems: Do you offer archiving?
Yes
Yes
No
No
38.
Can users export documents from your system (In CVS, XML or other formats)?
Yes
Yes
No
No
39.
For "Hosted" systems: Can users access 997 information and see that documents have been acknowledged?
Yes
Yes
No
No
40.
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?
QuickBooks Pro
QuickBooks Pro
QuickBooks Enterprise
QuickBooks Enterprise
Peachtree by Sage
Peachtree by Sage
MAS 90
MAS 90
MAS 200
MAS 200
MAS 500
MAS 500
AS/400
AS/400
SAP
SAP
Oracle
Oracle
NetSuite
NetSuite
Epicor (Hosted)
Epicor (Hosted)
Epicor or NSB (In-house)
Epicor or NSB (In-house)
Microsoft Dynamics (Inc: Great Plains)
Microsoft Dynamics (Inc: Great Plains)
AccPac
AccPac
SysPro
SysPro
Lawson
Lawson
SL (Formerly Solomon)
SL (Formerly Solomon)
AX (Formerly Axapta)
AX (Formerly Axapta)
NAV (Formerly Navision)
NAV (Formerly Navision)
Other
Comment:
500 character(s) left.