Business Relationship and Engineering Tolerance Survey 2017

The purpose of this survey is two-fold.

In Section I, we explore the nature of the Investment Casting Institute's customer-supplier relationship.  This data will be used in support of an article being developed by INCAST Magazine.

Section II explores what the industry considers to be typical/achievable manufacturing tolerances.  Though the Institute does not dictate nor establish standards, many customers have used data provided in ICI publications to establish their quality requirements. As this may be unavoidable, it is in all of our best interests that we ensure that what we have been saying in regard to "typical tolerances" are in fact typical.  This data will be provided to the Technical and Publications Committees.
 
Actually, there is a "third fold".  In Section III, we ask that you identify what type of company you work for (foundry, supplier, etc.), to give us a better understanding of your responses, and we also ask for your contact information, for the purposes of a drawing for one of four door prizes.   As is the case in all surveys conducted by the Investment Casting Institute, your identity will be kept confidential, unless of course you win one of the door prizes, in which case everyone will know that you care enough to help us serve the industry.
 
To be eligible for the door prize, this survey must be completed by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, October 17, 2017.  Employees of the Investment Casting Institute and their family members are ineligible to participate in this drawing.
 
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

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* 1. Section I Part A:  Business Relationship - Supplier Relationships

In your position, do you specify, purchase or authorize purchases of any of the following:  (Please check all that apply)

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* 2. When making purchasing decisions, how much value do you place on the following?  (Please rank 1 to 4 with 1 indicating the highest priority and 4 being the lowest)

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* 3. How do you feel about receiving cold calls from suppliers?

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* 4. How do you feel about email solicitations?

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* 5. How do you feel about onsite sales calls?

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* 6. Please rank your preference for the manner in which you prefer to be contacted by a new supplier, with 1 being the most preferred method:

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* 7. If you responded "Other" to the prior question, please specify.

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* 8. Where are you most likely to learn about a new supplier?  (Please rank 1 to 5, with 1 being most likely and 5 being least likely)

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* 9. To what degree would you say the 64th Technical Conference & Equipment Expo will influence future purchasing decisions?

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