Appendix A: Research Questionnaire Results • 203
Inventory management (buers, safety stock levels,
optimal orders, and production quantity)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mean=4.96, SD=1.69, Var.=2.84 (high),
Kurt=–0.91, Skew=–0.95
Data warehousing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mean=4.09, SD=1.76, Var.=3.10 (very high),
Kurt=–0.80, Skew=–0.01
Network design analysis programs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mean=3.25, SD=1.94, Var.=3.77 (very high),
Kurt=–1.10, Skew=0.43
Demand signal repositories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mean=3.42, SD=1.85, Var.=3.43 (very high),
Kurt=–1.16, Skew=0.06
Spending management and analysis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mean=4.85, SD=1.53, Var.=2.35 (high),
Kurt=–0.71, Skew=–0.16
Inventory optimization tools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mean=4.78, SD=1.66, Var ...