Demand Planning Experience Survey

For your convenience this is a very short questionnaire. Please try to answer as many questions as you can.
Your effort will go a long way in helping us understand the Publishing Industry!

Note: By Demand Planning we mean planning and forecasting for inventory/sales, adjusting future orders according to sales forecasts, etc.

Please click on the Continue button below to start.

Publisher Name (Optional)

What kind of demand planning/forecasting application do you currently use for your business.

Microsoft Excel

Demand Planning Software

Other

Approximately how many titles do you currently manage?

How many full-time employees are involved in the demand planning/forecasting process? Select all that apply.

0-2

2+

Part-time?

How often does your company access/update the demand planning data?

What do you like about your current demand planning system? Select all that apply

What are the challenges you face with your current demand planning system? Select all that apply.

Which areas do you think you can save costs if you had a better Demand Planning system?

Inventory

Returns

Lost sales

Other

What features in a Demand Planning Application would help you be more profitable?

Thank you very much for completing this survey and helping with our research!