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37.To what degree does your strategic <strong>supplier</strong> influence your cash c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong> cycle?<br />

A definiti<strong>on</strong>al clarificati<strong>on</strong>: The cash c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong> cycle is the time durati<strong>on</strong> in which a<br />

<strong>firm</strong> is able to c<strong>on</strong>vert its resources into cash. It is actually the total time period required<br />

to first c<strong>on</strong>vert resources into inventories, then inventories into finished goods, then<br />

goods into sales, <strong>and</strong> then sales into cash.<br />

Highly<br />

positively<br />

Positively Neutral Negatively Highly<br />

negatively<br />

Scale: Highly positively =5, Positively=4, Neutral=3, Negatively=2, Highly<br />

negatively=1<br />

38.To what extent have your strategic <strong>supplier</strong>s tried to simplify your<br />

supply chain processes?<br />

Highly<br />

simplified<br />

Simplified Neutral Increased<br />

complexity<br />

Highly<br />

negatively<br />

Scale: Highly simplified =5, Simplified=4, Neutral=3, Increased complexity=2, Highly<br />

negatively=1<br />

39. To what extent does using your strategic <strong>supplier</strong> influence your ability to minimize<br />

the time needed for your <strong>firm</strong> to provide soluti<strong>on</strong>s for your customers?<br />

Highly<br />

reduces<br />

Reduces Neutral Increases Highly<br />

increases<br />

Scale: Highly reduces =5, Reduces=4, Neutral=3, Increases=2, Highly increases=1<br />

40. To what extent do your strategic <strong>supplier</strong>s correctly invoice your company?<br />

Always<br />

correctly<br />

Moderately<br />

correctly<br />

Neutral<br />

Moderately<br />

incorrectly<br />

Always<br />

incorrectly<br />

Scale: Highly Correctly =5, Moderately correctly =4, Neutral=3, Moderately<br />

incorrectly =2, Always incorrectly=1<br />

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