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AMR 2013 - Purchasing, Procurement and Logistics

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This survey is to be filled in by representatives from UK manufacturing businesses (including production, logistics and associated operations) that have a reasonable understanding of the the purchasing arrangements at your business. Please do not complete this survey if this doesn't apply to you.
1.What proportion of the raw materials used in your company's UK based manufacturing production sites are imported?(Required.)
2.What proportion of bought-in components or sub-assemblies used in your UK production sites are imported?(Required.)
3.How, if at all, do you anticipate these proportions changing over the next 12 months?(Required.)
4.Right now, from which of the following regions do you source any materials or components? (Mark as many as apply).(Required.)
5.Come 2013, from which of the following regions do you think you will be sourcing any materials or components. (Mark as many as apply).(Required.)
6.When choosing to outsource offshore, what are the most important criteria affecting that decision? (Rank from 1 to 10).(Required.)
1 - Most important
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10 - Least important
Product quality
Cost savings
Environmental management/being green
Identifying/locating an appropriate supplier
Speed of response
Ease of partner/relationship management
Design capability
Language issues
Cultural issues
Distance of supplier from your plant
7.What proportion of your manufactured end product is currently exported?(Required.)
8.How, if at all, do you anticipate this proportion changing over the next 12 months?(Required.)
9.Where are your main export markets? (Mark as many as apply). (Required.)
10.Do you anticipate positive opportunities arising from 'new' consumer markets like China and India?  (Required.)
11.What is the likelihood of part of your manufacturing production moving to a low cost economy over the next 12 or 24 months?  (Required.)
12.What is the likelihood of part of your manufacturing production moving to a low cost economy over the next 12 or 24 months?  (Required.)
13.If you are likely to move all or part of your manufacturing production to a low cost economy, where is your company considering moving to? (Mark as many as apply).(Required.)
14.What is the likelihood of part of your manufacturing production returning to the UK over the next 12 or 24 months? (Required.)
15. If you outsource any of your processes overseas, how would you rate your level of satisfaction with your outsourcing decision?(Required.)
16.How much information do you currently receive from your channel partners?(Required.)
17.How much information do you currently share with your channel partners? (Required.)
18.Overall, which of the following phrases best describes the current degree of supply chain integration within this company?(Required.)
19.How will your level of investment in supply chain integration change over the next 12 months?(Required.)