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Assessment of Needs

SolutiaNet's Process Analysis and Optimization Suite helps companies achieve world-class performance:

Creates a virtual reference model of materials handling, warehousing and distribution operations;
Measures performance using engineered standards;
Provides customizable management reports on performance and productivity;
Maximizes utilization of labor, space, equipment, and lowers inventory levels;
Simulates and evaluates various modes of operation;
Generates standard operating procedures;
Facilitates ISO, Lean, and Six Sigma certification;
Ensures regulatory compliance including Sarbanes-Oxley;
Produces detailed budgets in minutes;
Benchmarks performance against best practices.

Are you facing both internal and external challenges?

Competition is beating you by being more price competitive?
Competition is delivering products to customers faster?
Operating cost per unit is escalating?
Operations are too complex - taking too many people too long to get things done?
Not using proper technology to streamline operations and measure performance?
Treating suppliers and customers as adversaries instead of potential partners?
Accumulating large mounts of inventory and tying up capital?
Throwing additional people, space, and equipment at symptoms of problems instead of identifying and eliminating the real problems once and for all?

The following simple self-assessment guide helps you develop a high-level appraisal of your operations. Print this page and draw a circle around the ranking score which best represents your operations using the following scale:

5 - Excellent performance or position, very innovative

4 - Above average

3 - Average - More of a technology follower than a leader

2 - Below average

1 - Poor performance, not innovative

	Supply Chain	Poor	Below Avg	Average	Above Avg	Excellent
S1	Size of supplier base	1	2	3	4	5
S2	Strategic relations with suppliers	1	2	3	4	5
S3	Supplier certification program	1	2	3	4	5
S4	Consistent supplier standards	1	2	3	4	5
S5	Data exchange with suppliers	1	2	3	4	5
S6	Internet interface with suppliers	1	2	3	4	5

	Customer Relations
C1	Size of direct-ship customer base	1	2	3	4	5
C2	Order frequency	1	2	3	4	5
C3	Order size	1	2	3	4	5
C4	Consistent customer standards	1	2	3	4	5
C5	Data exchange with customers	1	2	3	4	5
C6	Internet interface with customers	1	2	3	4	5

	Products
P1	Optimized unit of handling	1	2	3	4	5
P2	Package configuration	1	2	3	4	5
P3	Design for quality	1	2	3	4	5
P4	Design collaboration with suppliers	1	2	3	4	5
P5	Design collaboration with customers	1	2	3	4	5

	Equipment & Technology
E1	Use of WMS	1	2	3	4	5
E2	Use of ERP	1	2	3	4	5
E3	Data capture	1	2	3	4	5
E4	Bar code scanning and RFID	1	2	3	4	5
E5	Management reports & indicators	1	2	3	4	5
E6	Material transport equipment	1	2	3	4	5
E7	Material storage equipment	1	2	3	4	5

	Operations
O1	Receiving, unloading, staging	1	2	3	4	5
O2	Internal transportation	1	2	3	4	5
O3	Storage	1	2	3	4	5
O4	Picking	1	2	3	4	5
O5	Value added services	1	2	3	4	5
O6	Packing	1	2	3	4	5
O7	Staging, loading, shipping	1	2	3	4	5

	Facility
F1	Building size	1	2	3	4	5
F2	Building configuration	1	2	3	4	5
F3	No. of receiving/shipping doors	1	2	3	4	5
F4	Provisions for expansion	1	2	3	4	5
F5	Flexibility	1	2	3	4	5

	General
G1	Productivity	1	2	3	4	5
G2	On-time performance	1	2	3	4	5
G3	Accuracy	1	2	3	4	5
G4	Damages	1	2	3	4	5
G5	Safety	1	2	3	4	5

The following sample chart illustrates the status of a company with good partnership and collaboration with its suppliers and customers, average use of technology, but below-average operating performance and facility constraints.

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