☛ Is quality built into your supply chain, or do inspection and correction occur after the fact?

☛ Is supply chain management a strategic senior level position in your organization or is it a part of an operations activity?

☛ Is the movement of information and money as critical in your supply chain as the movement of materials? In other words, does it take longer to create paperwork and process payments than it takes to deliver the goods?

☛ Do you have a built-in change management process that constantly reviews the elements of your supply chain and looks for opportunities to improve quality and operational efficiency-or do your systems, policies and procedures block improvement?

☛ Does your supply chain minimize the amount of touches and the touch time in supply chain transactions, so as to reduce the number of potential failure points?