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Supplier Provenance Trust & Data Transparency Assessment
Measures B2B professionals' trust in supplier provenance claims, identifies data gaps and verification practices, and surfaces priorities for improving supply-chain transparency. Designed for procurement, quality, compliance, and supply-chain roles.
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A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
32 questions · ~13 min
Q02
Multiple Choice
In the last 12 months, how often did you encounter supplier provenance claims?
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Once or twice
- Not in the last 12 months
Q03
Opinion Scale
Overall, how much do you trust the supplier provenance claims you encountered in the last 12 months?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:No trust at allMax:Complete trust
Q04
Multiple Choice
Which types of data do you usually receive alongside provenance claims? Select all that apply.
- Batch/lot identifiers
- Timestamps by process step
- Process or quality logs
- Upstream supplier identifiers
- Transport/shipping documents
- Chain-of-custody diagrams
- None of the above
Q05
Opinion Scale
How often do provenance claims influence your supplier selection or qualification decisions?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:NeverMax:Always
Q06
Multiple Choice
Which of the following improvements would most increase your trust in supplier provenance claims going forward? Select all that apply.
- Batch-level traceability across tiers
- Independent certification from recognized bodies
- Standardized data formats (e.g., EPCIS)
- Real-time data access (API/portal)
- Tamper-evident packaging/technologies
- Clear chain-of-custody diagrams
- Supplier training on data quality
- Contractual warranties/penalties
- Other (please specify)
Q07
Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes your primary role?
- Procurement/Sourcing
- Quality (QA/QC)
- Supply Chain/Operations
- Compliance/Regulatory
- Sustainability/ESG
- Legal/Contracts
- IT/Data
- Executive/Leadership
- Other (please specify)
Q08
Message
Thank you for completing this survey — your insights will help improve provenance practices and data transparency across supply chains. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate.
Q09
Multiple Choice
Why haven't provenance claims surfaced for you recently? Select all that apply.
- Not applicable to my current products
- Limited supplier communication on provenance
- Lack of common standards
- Verification costs are too high
- Customers do not request it
- Insufficient confidence in current claims
- Other (please specify)
Q10
Opinion Scale
How confident are you in the accuracy of the stated origin or source in supplier provenance claims?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Completely confident
Q11
Opinion Scale
How would you rate the level of detail in the provenance data typically provided by suppliers?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very low detailMax:Very high detail
Q12
Opinion Scale
How often do provenance claims influence your contract renewal or negotiation decisions?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:NeverMax:Always
Q13
AI Interview
We'd like to explore your experiences with provenance data in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier answers.
Q14
Multiple Choice
Which industry best describes your organization?
- Food & Beverage
- Consumer Goods
- Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences
- Automotive/Industrial
- Electronics
- Apparel/Textiles
- Chemicals/Materials
- Other (please specify)
Q15
Multiple Choice
Which of the following activities do you personally handle related to provenance or traceability? Select all that apply.
- Supplier qualification/selection
- On-site audits/inspections
- Compliance documentation review
- Track-and-trace operations
- Purchasing/sourcing
- Contracts/legal terms
- Quality assurance testing
- Sustainability or ESG reporting
- None of the above
Q16
Opinion Scale
How confident are you in the completeness of chain-of-custody documentation provided?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Completely confident
Q17
Long Text
In your experience, what provenance data is most often missing or incomplete?
Q18
Opinion Scale
How often do provenance claims influence your product acceptance or rejection decisions?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:NeverMax:Always
Q19
Long Text
Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else you would like to share about provenance claims or data transparency?
Q20
Multiple Choice
Approximately how many employees does your organization have?
- 1–49
- 50–249
- 250–999
- 1,000–4,999
- 5,000+
Q21
Multiple Choice
When suppliers refer to "provenance," which of the following best matches your working definition?
- Source geography and origin
- Chain-of-custody back to raw inputs
- Independent third-party certification of origin
- Digital traceability (IDs, QR, blockchain)
- Verified social/environmental attributes
Q22
Opinion Scale
How confident are you in the authenticity of certifications presented alongside provenance claims?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Completely confident
Q23
Multiple Choice
How do you usually validate supplier provenance claims? Select all that apply.
- Cross-check with purchase orders/shipping documents
- Sample-based physical testing
- Request third-party verification
- Supplier site audit
- Rely on established relationship
- Do not validate unless an issue arises
- None of the above
Q24
Opinion Scale
How often do provenance claims influence your compliance or regulatory reporting?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:NeverMax:Always
Q25
Multiple Choice
Where is your primary work region?
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Multiple regions
Q26
Opinion Scale
How confident are you in the reliability of digital traceability data (e.g., lot IDs, QR codes, blockchain records)?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Completely confident
Q27
Dropdown
Approximately how many hours per typical purchase order does your team spend validating provenance claims?
- Less than 1 hour
- 1–2 hours
- 3–5 hours
- 6–10 hours
- 11–20 hours
- More than 20 hours
- We do not track this
Q28
Multiple Choice
In the last 12 months, did you formally dispute any supplier provenance claim?
- Yes
- No
Q29
Multiple Choice
How many years of experience do you have in your current field?
- Less than 1
- 1–3
- 4–7
- 8–15
- 16+
Q30
Ranking
Rank the following signals by how much they increase your trust in a supplier's provenance claim. Place the most influential signal at the top.
- Recognized third-party certification
- Digital traceability across the chain
- On-site audit results
- Detailed process documentation
- Peer or customer references
Drag to rank
Q31
Multiple Choice
What was the primary outcome of the most recent provenance dispute?
- Claim withdrawn and corrected by supplier
- Partial discrepancy resolved
- Unresolved/no agreement
- Switched supplier
- Other (please specify)
Q32
Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes your organization's typical relationship to suppliers?
- Direct manufacturer
- Distributor/Wholesaler
- Retailer
- Service provider
- Other (please specify)
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Includes dedicated opinion-scale batteries measuring confidence in origin accuracy, chain-of-custody completeness, certification authenticity, and traceability data reliability — not just a single trust rating
- Uses an AI follow-up interview to probe deeper into respondents' real experiences with provenance data after the structured questions, surfacing detail static forms can't reach
- Captures operational specifics like hours spent per purchase order validating claims, ranking of trust signals, and which data types are actually received alongside claims
- Segments by role, industry, company size, region, and supply-chain relationship, plus tracks formal disputes and their outcomes for a fuller transparency picture
SurveyMonkey
Supply Chain Transparency Survey TemplateA fielding-ready template focused broadly on supply chain transparency perceptions. It benefits from SurveyMonkey's mature distribution and analytics tooling, but the template itself is a fixed question set rather than one tailored to provenance-specific trust dimensions like chain-of-custody or certification authenticity.
What it does well
- Ready-to-deploy template on an established survey platform
- Likely benefits from SurveyMonkey's broad panel/distribution and reporting tools
- Topic framing aligns generally with supply-chain transparency research
Where it falls short
- Static question set with no adaptive follow-up probing into individual responses
- No indication of role-specific segmentation for procurement/quality/compliance functions
- No published methodology or prompt transparency for how questions were derived
SurveySparrow
Supplier Assessment Questionnaire TemplateThis template centers on general supplier performance assessment rather than provenance claims or data-transparency verification specifically. It's a usable fielding template with SurveySparrow's conversational UI, but overlaps with our topic only partially, missing the provenance-trust and dispute-tracking angle.
What it does well
- Conversational, chat-style form UI that may improve completion rates
- Ready-to-use structure for general supplier evaluation
- Fits procurement-adjacent audiences
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interviewing to explore individual respondent reasoning
- Broader supplier-performance focus rather than provenance/traceability specifics
- No per-response quality scoring or automated report generation mentioned
QuestionPro
Supplier Service Evaluation Survey Questions + Sample Questionnaire TemplateThis is primarily a supplier service/performance evaluation template with sample questions, not a provenance or data-transparency instrument. Useful as a general reference questionnaire, but it doesn't address trust in origin claims, certification authenticity, or chain-of-custody documentation.
What it does well
- Provides sample questions as a starting reference for supplier evaluation
- Established survey platform with standard reporting features
- Applicable to general vendor/service scoring use cases
Where it falls short
- No adaptive or voice AI interviewing capability
- Focus on service evaluation rather than provenance trust or data-gap identification
- No transparent prompt methodology or automated per-response quality scoring
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Supplier Provenance Trust & Data Transparency Assessment” template?
The template includes 32 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Welcome to this survey on supplier provenance claims and data transparency. This survey takes approximately 14 minutes.…” · “In the last 12 months, how often did you encounter supplier provenance claims?” · “Overall, how much do you trust the supplier provenance claims you encountered in the last 12 months?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 32 questions in about 13 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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