Contract Manufacturing Survey

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* 1. When selecting a contract manufacturer, which factor is most important to you? Please rank on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being most important and 5 being least important. (You can move your answers up or down by dragging and dropping or by using the arrow buttons)

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* 2. Have you ever used contract manufacturing services for your business?

Yes

No, but considering it

No, not interested

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* 3. What challenges have you faced when working with contract manufacturers?

Communication issues

Quality control problems

Cost overruns

Logistics difficulties

Schedule issues

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* 4. What are the most common reasons you use contract manufacturers?

Mitigate Risk of dependency of overseas manufacturing due to changing political conditions.

Eliminate costs of Tariffs, Shipping and other charges with overseas manufacturing.

Prefer to have a contract manufacturer that is regionally local.

Need access to local CM for product design changes

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* 5. How important is scalability in your choice of contract manufacturer?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

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* 6. What skills are most important to you in a Contract Manufacturer?

Access to design engineers for DFM

Experienced Precision Assembly workforce

Quality Management System (ISO9001)

Global Supply Chain Management

Packaging and Logistics (US and Intl)