Procurement & Logistics

Do you use Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Procurement area?

Have you outsourced the Procurement area?

How important is mobile access to the central systems of the following process areas in your company? Please also evaluate the implementation of Mobile Access to these central systems.

Scale Relevance 1 (very high relevance) to 6 (very low relevance) ; n.a. (no answer)
Scale Implementation 1 (completely satisfied) to 6 (completely unsatisfied) ; n.a. (no answer)
Relevance of mobile access to core systems Implementation of mobile access to core systems
1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a.
Procurement

Next, we mention some tasks / activities characteristic for the Procurement area. Please, evaluate them first according to their importance in the Procurement area of ​​your company and then, according to how satisfied you are with the implementation and respective IT support.

Scale Relevance 1 (very high relevance) to 6 (very low relevance) ; n.a. (no answer)
Scale Implementation 1 (completely satisfied) to 6 (completely unsatisfied) ; n.a. (no answer)
Scale Digitization 1 (very high) to 6 (very low) ; n.a. (no answer)
Relevance to your company Implementation in your company Degree of Digitalization
1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a.
Procurement management (development of new sources of supply)
Management of supplier contracts and supplier bonus agreements
Operational order processing
Integration of suppliers into own settlement systems
Supplier management (systematic evaluation of suppliers)
Audit
Centralized purchasing
(Automatic) scheduling
Inventory optimization (Vendor Managed Inventory / consignment)
Drop ship integration (shop-Integration of non-stock products of wholesalers)
Own brand development

Please rate the relevance of the use of the following innovative IT solutions in the area of Procurement for your business and how satisfied you are with the particular implementation.

Scale Relevance 1 (very high relevance) to 6 (very low relevance) ; n.a. (no answer)
Scale Implementation 1 (completely satisfied) to 6 (completely unsatisfied) ; n.a. (no answer)
Relevance to your company Implementation in your company
1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a.
Online auctions for the procurement
Transparency in supplier contracts
Automatic scheduling method

Please rate how the following metrics have changed in the last 3 years.

Scale 3 years ago 1 (completely satisfied ) to 6 (completely unsatisfied ) ; n.a. (no answer)
Scale Currently 1 (completely satisfied) to 6 (completely unsatisfied) ; n.a. (no answer)
3 years ago Currently
1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 n.a.
Supplier quality
Ordering costs (Assumption: constant sales)
Number of suppliers
Delivery reliability