It’s back – but time is running out.
In 2015, SCDigest launched a landmark report on the state of supply chain relationships between retailers and vendors.
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New this year are a few questions about how ecommerce is impacting retail vendor management.
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We wanted to answers such questions as: What is the real status of retailer and vendor/supplier relations today? Is it getting better and more collaborative - or heading the other way? What are the real barriers to supply chain collaboration? What are the trends in chargebacks, deductions and requirements? Is the focus on improving supply chain performance - or something else?
We believe these are all questions that have rarely been answered in previous research.
Now, not only will we see the data for 2017, we can also compare it to the 2015 results to see trends and direction in a variety of key issues.
An example of the kind of data generated from the first study is shown in the chart nearby, on how retailers rate the biggest challenges in vendor performance, with average scores on a scale from 1 to 5 in which 5 indicated the highest challenge.
In 2015, we had responses from about 200 manufacturers and 50 retailers, and we hope to meet or exceed those numbers in 2017 – but we will need your help.
Visit the Retail Vendor Performance Management home page to learn more
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New this year are a few questions about how ecommerce is impacting retail vendor management. We also plan to create an index based on two years’ worth of survey data so we can see whether these critical supply chain relationships are improving – or not.
Again this year, RVCF is supporting the research, promoting the survey to its member retailers and manufacturers. The results will also be presented at RCVF’s Fall conference in Scottsdale, AZ November 5-8.
There really is nothing like this study, and it will be another important addition to supply chain knowledge in the consumer goods to retail sector.
All survey respondents will receive a free summary of the results – and of course your answers will be kept completely anonymous – we guarantee it.
To participate in this important survey, go here: SCDigest Retail-Vendor Relationships Benchmark Study 2017
The survey will be open into September, with the report expected in mid-October.
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