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How would you define your maturity on the implementation of supply chain
initiatives in the following areas?
Product design
Product design with a circular or cradle-to-grave approach (e.g., maximum material recycling after product usage, easily taken apart into components, etc.)
Developing products that have lower CO2 emissions
Responsible sourcing
Sourcing products from certified sustainable sources (e.g., fair trade labelling, Rainforest Alliance)
Local sourcing of raw materials
Manufacturing
Powering manufacturing plants with renewable energy (e.g., wind, solar, etc.)
Recycling and reusing water (e.g., installing water treatment plants)
Responsible disposal of waste/by products produced
Inbound and outbound logistics
Route optimization (FTL, full truck load) for reducing miles travelled/emissions produced
Using electric vehicles for freight transportation to stores/distribution centers
Packaging
Using recycled/recyclable packaging
Focus on minimal packaging and light-weighting
Using bio-degradable/compostable packaging
Recycling/reuse
Upcycling unsold inventory
used products
old packaging back into the value chain (e.g., as new packaging materials)
Others
Fair labor policy (policy against child labor, forced labor, fair pay, etc.)
Providing safe working conditions
Reduce impact of digital footprint (e.g., by cloud storage, data collection, increased GPU)
End-to-end traceability of the supply chain
How would you rate the priority of the following?
Reconfiguring production lines in an agile manner – pre COVID-19 and post COVID-19
Subcontracting critical parts/materials in an agile manner (flexible make or buy switch) – pre COVID-19 and post COVID-19
Please indicate the proportion of the following strategies that your organization has adopted and will adopt for its product portfolio:
Will shift from lean and just-in-time sourcing and manufacturing wherever additional costs are not significantly higher
Actively building redundancy even if it means significantly higher costs
To what extent has your organization optimized the following supply chain costs?
Raw material costs
Inbound transportation costs
Inventory costs
Production costs
Plant maintenance costs
Labor costs
Warehousing costs
Outbound transportation costs i. Reverse logistics costs
Carbon footprint
Costs arising from location-based risks such as one prone to frequent strikes/political unrest/ geographical risks (hurricane), geological (earthquake)
To what extent have mapped current supply network?
Have not mapped our supply network
Have mapped our Tier 1 supply network but not the extended supply network (i.e. Tier 2, Tier 3 and above suppliers)
Have mapped part of our extended supply network for critical parts (i.e., Tier 2, Tier 3 and above suppliers) in addition to Tier 1 suppliers
Have fully mapped our supply network (can identify the original source of every component in our products)
Indicate the level of visibility that has into its supply chain. a. Stock levels at Tier 1 suppliers:
Stock levels at contract manufacturers’ sites
Stock levels at warehouses/distribution centers
Stock levels at retail stores
Position of inbound and outbound shipments
Condition of inbound and outbound shipments
Sales data (for insights into real-time customer demand) your organization?
Any plan to increase the level of data-sharing with your supply ecosystem due to COVID-19?
Suppliers
Production partners (capacity data)
Distribution partners
Physical stores e. Customers
Which statements corresponds most closely with the current adoption of supply chain control towers in your organization?
Not invested in a supply chain control tower solution and have no plans to do so
Plan to invest in a supply chain control tower solution in the short to medium term
Have invested in a supply chain control tower solution, but it doesn’t cover all parts of our supply chain
Have invested in a supply chain control tower solution, and it covers our supply chain end-to end
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