Research Conducted by: Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP

This research is conducted by Lisa Anderson of LMA Consulting Group, Inc. to understand the trends affecting decisions to outsource, nearsource, and insource manufacturing. This survey should take only 6-7 minutes to complete. Be assured that all answers you provide will be kept in confidentiality. Thank you so much for your participation.

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* 1. Please complete the matrix with respect to your organization (check all that apply):

  Outsourcing-Outside of U.S. Near sourcing – (placing operations close to where the product is sold; ex. Mexico) Insourcing (contracting vital services to be performed in-house) Not Applicable
Which has your organization done or have you seen the most in the last 20 years?
Which strategy are you considering currently?
Which do you think will have the largest increase in the next 5 years?
Which do you think is most profitable?
Which do you think provides the best service?

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* 2. For the following functions in your organization, please identify how much of which activities are outsourced, near-sourced, and/or insourced using the following scale
0: None      1: A few activities      2: about one-half       3: Most         4: All        5: None now, but considering in the future

  Outsourced Near-sourced Insourced
Manufacturing
Logistics
Packaging
Customer Service
Information Services
Finance
R&D
Planning
Procurement
Human Resources
Sales & Marketing

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* 3. Of the following activities, which do you consider core competencies within your organization?
Scale of 1 (No Competency) - 5 (Highly Competent)

  1 2 3 4 5
Manufacturing
Logistics
Packaging
Customer Service
Information Services
Finance
R&D
Planning
Procurement
Human Resources
Sales & Marketing

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* 4. What was the prime motivation (or would be) for making your decision to outsource, near-source or insource? (select all that apply)

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* 5. What are your major concerns about your decision to outsource, near-source or insource? (Select all that apply)

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* 6. In assessing your decision to outsource, nearsource or insource, which of the following best reflects your sentiments

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* 7. What sources help you the most in making your outsourcing, nearsourcing and insourcing decisions?

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* 8. Which of the following best describes your functional area of responsibility?

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* 9. What type of business is your company?

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* 10. What products or services does your company deal in?

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* 11. What region is your company in?

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* 12. What is the size of your company in terms of revenue?

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* 13. What advice would you give others considering outsourcing, nearsouring, or insourcing?

Thank you for your response.

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