Manufacturing
How confident are you in your current manufacturing set-up?
We regularly hit capacity, quality or reliability issues
It works, but we're not sure it can support our next stage of growth
We have a manufacturing partner we trust and can scale with
Supplier resilience
What happens if a key supplier lets you down tomorrow?
We have no backup plan
We have some idea of alternatives, but nothing confirmed
We have assessed backup suppliers and know our options
Forecasting
How do you currently forecast demand?
We don't really forecast — we react to what happens
We forecast informally, based on gut feel
We use a structured, repeatable forecasting process
Inventory accuracy
How much do you trust your stock numbers?
Not very much — we regularly find discrepancies
Mostly, but we still get surprises
We have high confidence in our stock accuracy
Warehousing
How well does your current warehousing or 3PL set-up support you?
It's a regular source of problems or cost surprises
It's adequate, but we've outgrown it in places
It's well matched to our order profile and growth plans
Ecommerce
How connected are your ecommerce and inventory systems?
They don't really talk to each other
There are manual workarounds that mostly work
They are well integrated and reliable
Retail readiness
How ready is your business for retail requirements like EDI, PIM and compliance?
We haven't looked into this yet
We have a partial understanding but gaps remain
We are confident in our retail readiness
Systems
How would you describe your current business systems?
Mostly spreadsheets and manual processes
A mix of systems that don't fully connect
Well-integrated systems that give us visibility
Reporting
How reliable and consistent is your operational reporting?
Inconsistent or largely absent
Available but not always trusted
Consistent, trusted and used to make decisions
Founder dependency
How much operational knowledge exists only in the founder's head?
Most of it — the business would struggle without me day to day
A significant amount, but some is documented
Very little — our processes are documented and the team can operate independently
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