Manufacturing Health Assessment Survey on Facilities
for Food and Beverage manufacturers

Introduction

Welcome to FSO Institute’s Manufacturing Health Assessment™ (MHA) platform of surveys for food and beverage manufacturers.

This survey is intended to provide food & beverage manufacturers with directional insights by comparing their company with the FSO Industry Average.

Facilities is one of the 12 dimensions of FSO's Manufacturing Health platform.
For the purposes of this survey, we are asking your views on your company's effectiveness with respect to:

Alignment: the work environment in the manufacturing facilities support product and people safety

Adaptability: the degree to which the manufacturing facilities can support the future needs of the business

This survey should take you only 6 minutes

Your responses will remain confidential in the FSO Institute's database and not attributed to you in any way.

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1. Our company’s manufacturing plant(s) are aligned with the business requirements

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

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2. Our manufacturing plants are in areas that provide convenient

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Unable to Respond
Shipping to our customers	Shipping to our customers Strongly Disagree	Shipping to our customers Disagree	Shipping to our customers Agree	Shipping to our customers Strongly Agree	Shipping to our customers Unable to Respond
Access to a strong labor pool	Access to a strong labor pool Strongly Disagree	Access to a strong labor pool Disagree	Access to a strong labor pool Agree	Access to a strong labor pool Strongly Agree	Access to a strong labor pool Unable to Respond
Availability to our needed raw materials	Availability to our needed raw materials Strongly Disagree	Availability to our needed raw materials Disagree	Availability to our needed raw materials Agree	Availability to our needed raw materials Strongly Agree	Availability to our needed raw materials Unable to Respond

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3. Our company’s manufacturing plant(s) are a source of pride for:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Unable to Respond
Our workforce to come to work each day	Our workforce to come to work each day Strongly Disagree	Our workforce to come to work each day Disagree	Our workforce to come to work each day Agree	Our workforce to come to work each day Strongly Agree	Our workforce to come to work each day Unable to Respond
Company leadership to use as a competitive advantage	Company leadership to use as a competitive advantage Strongly Disagree	Company leadership to use as a competitive advantage Disagree	Company leadership to use as a competitive advantage Agree	Company leadership to use as a competitive advantage Strongly Agree	Company leadership to use as a competitive advantage Unable to Respond
Plant leadership to seamlessly support the daily manufacturing requirements	Plant leadership to seamlessly support the daily manufacturing requirements Strongly Disagree	Plant leadership to seamlessly support the daily manufacturing requirements Disagree	Plant leadership to seamlessly support the daily manufacturing requirements Agree	Plant leadership to seamlessly support the daily manufacturing requirements Strongly Agree	Plant leadership to seamlessly support the daily manufacturing requirements Unable to Respond
Our community	Our community Strongly Disagree	Our community Disagree	Our community Agree	Our community Strongly Agree	Our community Unable to Respond

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4. Our plant(s) can meet expansion requirements because we have adequate space to handle

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Unable to Respond
A major building expansion on the site	A major building expansion on the site Strongly Disagree	A major building expansion on the site Disagree	A major building expansion on the site Agree	A major building expansion on the site Strongly Agree	A major building expansion on the site Unable to Respond
Parking and trucking expansion on the site	Parking and trucking expansion on the site Strongly Disagree	Parking and trucking expansion on the site Disagree	Parking and trucking expansion on the site Agree	Parking and trucking expansion on the site Strongly Agree	Parking and trucking expansion on the site Unable to Respond
Installation of new production lines	Installation of new production lines Strongly Disagree	Installation of new production lines Disagree	Installation of new production lines Agree	Installation of new production lines Strongly Agree	Installation of new production lines Unable to Respond

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5. Our industry peers and competitors view our manufacturing plants as industry leaders

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

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6. Our manufacturing plants infrastructure is suitable to meet our business requirements for at least 5 years including:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Unable to Respond
Mechanical systems for production	Mechanical systems for production Strongly Disagree	Mechanical systems for production Disagree	Mechanical systems for production Agree	Mechanical systems for production Strongly Agree	Mechanical systems for production Unable to Respond
Electrical systems for production	Electrical systems for production Strongly Disagree	Electrical systems for production Disagree	Electrical systems for production Agree	Electrical systems for production Strongly Agree	Electrical systems for production Unable to Respond
Floors, drains, walls and ceilings	Floors, drains, walls and ceilings Strongly Disagree	Floors, drains, walls and ceilings Disagree	Floors, drains, walls and ceilings Agree	Floors, drains, walls and ceilings Strongly Agree	Floors, drains, walls and ceilings Unable to Respond
Lighting systems throughout the plant	Lighting systems throughout the plant Strongly Disagree	Lighting systems throughout the plant Disagree	Lighting systems throughout the plant Agree	Lighting systems throughout the plant Strongly Agree	Lighting systems throughout the plant Unable to Respond
Air systems for production	Air systems for production Strongly Disagree	Air systems for production Disagree	Air systems for production Agree	Air systems for production Strongly Agree	Air systems for production Unable to Respond

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7. Our company’s manufacturing plants are designed with worker safety in mind

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

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8. Our manufacturing plants score high marks in audits conducted by:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Unable to Respond
Industry 3rd party	Industry 3rd party Strongly Disagree	Industry 3rd party Disagree	Industry 3rd party Agree	Industry 3rd party Strongly Agree	Industry 3rd party Unable to Respond
Customer	Customer Strongly Disagree	Customer Disagree	Customer Agree	Customer Strongly Agree	Customer Unable to Respond
Internal	Internal Strongly Disagree	Internal Disagree	Internal Agree	Internal Strongly Agree	Internal Unable to Respond

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9. Our company endeavors to assure food safety with a hygienic zoning design philosophy to eliminate cross – contamination by:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Unable to Respond
Product (allergen controls, raw vs. finished)	Product (allergen controls, raw vs. finished) Strongly Disagree	Product (allergen controls, raw vs. finished) Disagree	Product (allergen controls, raw vs. finished) Agree	Product (allergen controls, raw vs. finished) Strongly Agree	Product (allergen controls, raw vs. finished) Unable to Respond
People traffic	People traffic Strongly Disagree	People traffic Disagree	People traffic Agree	People traffic Strongly Agree	People traffic Unable to Respond
Air flow	Air flow Strongly Disagree	Air flow Disagree	Air flow Agree	Air flow Strongly Agree	Air flow Unable to Respond
Product / production separation in packaging areas (using walls or barriers)	Product / production separation in packaging areas (using walls or barriers) Strongly Disagree	Product / production separation in packaging areas (using walls or barriers) Disagree	Product / production separation in packaging areas (using walls or barriers) Agree	Product / production separation in packaging areas (using walls or barriers) Strongly Agree	Product / production separation in packaging areas (using walls or barriers) Unable to Respond

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10. Our manufacturing plants are easily adaptable to meet emerging technology requirements for:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Unable to Respond
New production equipment	New production equipment Strongly Disagree	New production equipment Disagree	New production equipment Agree	New production equipment Strongly Agree	New production equipment Unable to Respond
Facility management	Facility management Strongly Disagree	Facility management Disagree	Facility management Agree	Facility management Strongly Agree	Facility management Unable to Respond
Communications systems in plant	Communications systems in plant Strongly Disagree	Communications systems in plant Disagree	Communications systems in plant Agree	Communications systems in plant Strongly Agree	Communications systems in plant Unable to Respond
External communications systems	External communications systems Strongly Disagree	External communications systems Disagree	External communications systems Agree	External communications systems Strongly Agree	External communications systems Unable to Respond

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11. Our company is planning to build a new plant within the next 2 years

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Unable to Respond

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