mdmX & MPO Supply Chain Benchmarking Survey

MPO Magazine, a media brand dedicated to the medical device outsourcing industry, and mdmX, an industry association for the medical device supply chain, have joined forces to offer the device industry its first performance benchmarking survey. This benchmarking survey is an opportunity to provide the medical device supply chain with key financial and operational statistics on the industry’s condition and growth.

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* 1. What is your company’s primary source of medical device supply chain revenues? (Select one response that best fits your company.)

Contract manufacturing of complete devices primarily via in-house operations

Contract manufacturing of complete devices primarily via sub-contracted operations

Metal component fabrication

Thermoplastic component fabrication

Elastomeric component fabrication

Assembly of complete devices or key sub-assemblies (non-electronic)

Assembly of complete devices or key sub-assemblies (electronic)

Medical textiles

Device design services

Testing services

Sterilization services

Materials such as tubing, wire, resins, or coatings

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* 2. What were your company’s gross revenues in U.S. dollars for 2017?

Over $100 million

Between $35 million and $100 million

Under $35 million

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* 3. What was your company’s revenue growth/decline percentage in 2017 vs. 2016?

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* 4. What was your company’s gross margin percentage in 2017?

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* 5. What was your company’s operating margin percentage in 2017?

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* 6. Was your company’s capital spending higher in 2017 than 2016?

Yes

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* 7. Has your company experienced formal requests for extended payment terms from key customers in 2017?

Yes

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* 8. What was your company’s total number of employees at year end 2017?

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* 9. In how many separate facilities does your company manufacture?

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* 10. What is the total square footage of your company’s facilities?

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* 11. Does your company offer manufacturing services outside the United States, Canada, Japan, or Europe?

Yes

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* 12. Do your manufacturing facilities have FDA registration?

All facilities are FDA registered

Some are FDA registered

None are FDA registered

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* 13. Do each of your medical manufacturing facilities have ISO 13485 registration?

All facilities are ISO 13485 registered

Some are ISO 13485 registered

None are ISO 13485 registered

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* 14. Does your company track on-time shipping percentage vs. a customer supplied vendor scorecard?

Yes

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* 15. If YES, is your company’s on-time percentage, on average, within 5% of customer targets?

Yes

Not applicable

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* 16. What reporting confidence level do you have in the responses to this survey’s questions?

High—your company regularly tracks most of the information requested above for internal benchmarking.

Medium—your company tracks some of the above information for internal benchmarking.

Low—your company tracks little of the information for internal benchmarking.