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In manufacturing? Please help with quick survey
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (donofrio@mail.utexas.edu (Jeff Don)
Sat Dec 6 13:17:28 1997
To: sapr3-soft@MIT.EDU
Date: 6 Dec 1997 12:15:22 -0600
From: donofrio@mail.utexas.edu (Jeff Donofrio) (by way of SAP Moderator <donofrio@mail.utexas.edu>)
Manufacturing Survey
We are a team of MBA students at the University of Texas,
conducting an academic survey that will be used to better
understand some issues in manufacturing operations today.
If you are in the manufacturing sector (for any product area),
and can spare a moment, please help by filling out this short survey.
We'd like to hear your opinion.
There are only 17 questions, dealing with manufacturing
disruptions caused by suppliers, the RFQ process, and
your use of Enterprise software packages.
This survey should only take 1 or 2 minutes to complete.
All answers will be kept completely confidential and are optional.
If you prefer, this survey can be taken online at:
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~donofrio/survey.htm
Your assistance in answering this questionnaire is greatly appreciated!
Jeff Donofrio
donofrio@mail.utexas.edu
About your organization:
1) My organization is a:
[ ] OEM
[ ] Contract Manufacturer
[ ] Supplier
Other:
2) The approximate size of my organization, in annual revenues:
[ ] $0 to $500,000
[ ] $500,000 to $1,000,000
[ ] $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
[ ] $5,000,000 to $25,000,000
[ ] greater than $25,000,000
3) My organization manufacturers items for what industry/industries:
________________________________________
About manufacturing disruptions:
4) Does your company encounter problems with manufacturing
disruptions due to supplier parts shortages?
[ ] Very Frequently, shortages causing "line down" crises
occur much more often than we would like.
[ ] Frequently, shortages causing "line down" crises occur
and are generally more frequent than we would prefer.
[ ] Occasionally, shortages causing "line down" crises
sometime occur but are manageable.
[ ] Infrequently, generally shortages causing "line down"
crises do not occur.
[ ] Very Infrequently, shortages causing "line down"
crises almost never occur.
5) Which types of parts do you find cause the most
manufacturing disruptions?
_________________________________________
6) Does your firm employ "lean manufacturing" or
"just in time" manufacturing methods?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Not sure
7) Does your firm use any software to handle manufacturing
disruptions, or that allows you to work around parts shortages?
_________________________________________
8) If such disruption management software existed, would
your operation find it useful?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Not sure
About your quoting and RFQ process, if applicable:
9) Does your company use software to automate the RFQ/Quote Process?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Not sure
10) If so, what software do you use in the RFQ/Quote process?
__________________________________________
11) What methods do you employ during the RFQ/Quote Process?
[ ] EDI
[ ] AutoFAX
[ ] Manual Fax
[ ] Internet/WWW
Other:
12) How long does it approximately take for the average RFQ/Quote
to be processed by your organization, in days?
_____________ Days
13) How many RFQ/Quotes are processed by your organization, on average, per
month?
_____________ per month
About your use of Enterprise Resource Planning software:
14) Does your company use an Enterprise Resource Planning software package?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Not sure
15) If yes, which Enterprise Resource Planning software package?
[ ] SAP
[ ] Baan
[ ] PeopleSoft
[ ] Oracle
[ ] SSA
[ ] JD Edwards
Other:
16) If you use an Enterprise Resource Planning software package, which
database
do you use with it?
[ ] Oracle
[ ] Informix
[ ] Microsoft SQL Server
[ ] IBM DB2
[ ] Adabas D
[ ] Not sure
Other:
17) Which organizational level in your firm would a midranged manufacturing
disruption managment software package (say, in the $5,000 to $10,000 price
range) be purchased & approved? Check any and all that apply.
[ ] CEO/CFO level
[ ] Manufacturing Operations President
[ ] Management Information Systems (MIS) President
[ ] Manufacturing Operations Vice President
[ ] Management Information Systems (MIS) Vice President
[ ] Manufacturing Operations Director
[ ] Management Information Systems (MIS) Director
[ ] Manufacturing Operations Senior Level Manager
[ ] Management Information Systems (MIS) Senior Level Manager
[ ] Manufacturing Operations Line Manager
[ ] Management Information Systems (MIS) Manager
[ ] Manufacturing Operations Buyer/Planner
[ ] Management Information Systems (MIS) Analyst/Associate
Other Levels that may be involved:
_________________________________________
The fields below are optional. All fields are confidential and
will not be disclosed.
Title
[ ] Mr.
[ ] Mrs.
[ ] Ms.
Your Name
Your Organization
Job Title
Company Address
City
State
ZIP
E-mail Address
Thanks for your help on this survey!!
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