Supply Chain - Challenges, Changes and Shortages

The purpose of this survey is to understand what challenges the industry is currently facing regarding supply chain shortages and changes; like order lead times, price mark ups, contract impacts, product availability, budget restrictions and spec selection.

1. Full Name *This question is required.

2. Email Address *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

3. Job Title: *This question is required.

4. Would you like a copy of the survey results upon close date? *This question is required.

5. Would you be willing to speak to Utilimarc about your responses? *This question is required.

6. To better understand the context of these supply chain challenges from your unique perspective, please choose one of the following roles that best describes your job within your organization:

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

7. Which category does your organization fall into? Please select the best option.

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

8. Please rate the following supply chain challenges from 1 - 5, with ‘1’ indicating this issue was ‘Not at all a problem’ for your fleet in 2023 and ‘5’ indicating this issue was ‘A serious problem’ for your fleet in 2023.

Space Cell	Rating
Order Lead Times	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Order Lead Times: Rating 2 out of 5 stars for Order Lead Times: Rating 3 out of 5 stars for Order Lead Times: Rating 4 out of 5 stars for Order Lead Times: Rating 5 out of 5 stars for Order Lead Times: Rating
Price Mark-Ups	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Price Mark-Ups: Rating 2 out of 5 stars for Price Mark-Ups: Rating 3 out of 5 stars for Price Mark-Ups: Rating 4 out of 5 stars for Price Mark-Ups: Rating 5 out of 5 stars for Price Mark-Ups: Rating
Contract Impacts	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Contract Impacts: Rating 2 out of 5 stars for Contract Impacts: Rating 3 out of 5 stars for Contract Impacts: Rating 4 out of 5 stars for Contract Impacts: Rating 5 out of 5 stars for Contract Impacts: Rating
Product Availability	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Product Availability: Rating 2 out of 5 stars for Product Availability: Rating 3 out of 5 stars for Product Availability: Rating 4 out of 5 stars for Product Availability: Rating 5 out of 5 stars for Product Availability: Rating
Budget Restrictions	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Budget Restrictions: Rating 2 out of 5 stars for Budget Restrictions: Rating 3 out of 5 stars for Budget Restrictions: Rating 4 out of 5 stars for Budget Restrictions: Rating 5 out of 5 stars for Budget Restrictions: Rating
Spec Selection	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Spec Selection: Rating 2 out of 5 stars for Spec Selection: Rating 3 out of 5 stars for Spec Selection: Rating 4 out of 5 stars for Spec Selection: Rating 5 out of 5 stars for Spec Selection: Rating
Enter another option	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Other: Rating 2 out of 5 stars for Other: Rating 3 out of 5 stars for Other: Rating 4 out of 5 stars for Other: Rating 5 out of 5 stars for Other: Rating

9. How many years have you been facing the supply chain challenges listed below?

Order Lead Times

Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable
Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable

Price Mark-Ups

Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable
Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable

Contract Impacts

Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable
Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable

Product Availability

Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable
Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable

Budget

Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable
Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable

Spec Selection

Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable
Less than a year	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	5+ years	Not applicable

If your supply chain issue is not listed above, please describe the challenge you're having and how long you've experienced it.

10.

Looking at the following issues, would you say supply chain challenges in 2023 are, generally speaking, improving, staying the same or getting worse in these areas?

Order Lead Times

Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable
Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable

Price Mark-Ups

Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable
Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable

Contract Impacts

Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable
Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable

Product Availability

Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable
Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable

Budget

Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable
Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable

Spec Selection

Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable
Improving	Remaining the Same	Worsening	Not applicable

11. What is one issue related to the supply chain that you don’t feel others in your company/field fully grasp and why?

12. What is one supply chain issue that makes your job significantly more challenging and why?

13. Which of the following supply chain challenges are you most concerned about in the coming year? Please rank from highest to lowest importance. Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.

The economy and financial markets (recession/inflation fears)
Fleet mix mandates and regulation
Increased geopolitical conflict
Security - increases in cyber and physical attacks on infrastructure
Regionalization of sourcing
Climate risks

14. What steps has your organization taken to handle supply chain issues to date? What steps, if any, does your organization plan to take to address future supply chain concerns?

15. Looking at the following issues, how would you rate your organization’s preparedness to address them in the future?

Order Lead Times

Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable
Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable

Price Mark Ups

Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable
Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable

Contract Impacts

Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable
Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable

Product Availability

Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable
Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable

Budget Restrictions

Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable
Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable

Spec Selection

Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable
Not at all prepared	Somewhat prepared	Fully prepared	Not applicable

16. Have you had any issues around supply chain payments being processed in a timely manner, either outgoing or incoming?

17. Can you explain what struggles you’ve had around supply chain related payments?

17. If you did not have payment issues, can you provide insight into the steps your organization took to prevent those kinds of challenges?

17. What technology and tools do you utilize to assist with your procurement processes? For example: Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system (e.g. Oracle, SAP, etc.)

Please name the tools you utilize during your procurement process

In what ways have you utilized these tools?

How have your enterprise asset management tools and technologies impacted your business?

What returns, positive and negative, have you seen from implementing these systems?

18. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Supply Chain - Challenges, Changes and Shortages | 2023

Supply Chain Challenges, Changes and Shortages