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Company Characteristics

Identifying Opportunities for EHS Value Creation

  • First: Click the boxes below that apply to your company
  • Next: Do either of the following
                - Check the Opportunity Bin
                - Return to the Value Wizard menu


YOUR BUSINESS

Please answer a few questions about your company:

Are your customers primarily retail or industrial?
Retail
Industrial

Which of the following do you provide to your customers?
Products
Services
Energy


What types of products do you manufacture?
Durable
Consumable

Which of the following best describes your business?
Raw material extraction
Conversion of raw materials into commodity products
Manufacture of specialty materials, products, or packaging

YOUR MARKET

Which of the following applies to your market?
We have a small number of dominant customers.
We view customer acquisition and retention as critical issues..
We tend to customize our offerings to customers.
We perform a great deal of customer service and support.

We have tight product delivery requirements.
We have short product life cycles.
We have a high cost of product development.
We need to manage a large flow of product returns.

YOUR PROCESSES

Which of the following applies to your processes?
We procure inputs from numerous suppliers.
We procure inputs from a few key suppliers.
We outsource many of our supply chain operations.
We handle hazardous or controlled substances.
We generate significant waste streams.

We have a relatively high cost of materials.
We carry a relatively high level of inventory.
We have a relatively high cost of transportation

YOUR STAKEHOLDERS

Which stakeholder-related issues have highest priority?
We have numerous facilities in populated areas.
We are heavily regulated by multiple agencies.
We operate our business(es) globally.
We rely upon strategic alliances to be competitive.
We need to protect our brand image and reputation.
We are frequently challenged by advocacy groups.
We need to retain our highly skilled employees.

We need to assure correct handling of our products.
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