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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.

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* 1. What proportion of the raw materials used in your company's UK based manufacturing production sites are imported?

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* 2. What proportion of bought-in components or sub-assemblies used in your UK production sites are imported?

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* 3. How, if at all, do you anticipate these proportions changing over the next 12 months?

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* 4. Right now, from which of the following regions do you source any materials or components? (Mark as many as apply).

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* 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).

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* 6. When choosing to outsource offshore, what are the most important criteria affecting that decision? (Rank from 1 to 10).

  1 - Most important 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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

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* 7. What proportion of your manufactured end product is currently exported?

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* 8. How, if at all, do you anticipate this proportion changing over the next 12 months?

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* 9. Where are your main export markets? (Mark as many as apply).

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* 10. Do you anticipate positive opportunities arising from 'new' consumer markets like China and India?  

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* 11. What is the likelihood of part of your manufacturing production moving to a low cost economy over the next 12 or 24 months?  

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* 12. What is the likelihood of part of your manufacturing production moving to a low cost economy over the next 12 or 24 months?  

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* 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).

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* 14. What is the likelihood of part of your manufacturing production returning to the UK over the next 12 or 24 months?

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* 15. If you outsource any of your processes overseas, how would you rate your level of satisfaction with your outsourcing decision?

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* 16. How much information do you currently receive from your channel partners?

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* 17. How much information do you currently share with your channel partners?

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* 18. Overall, which of the following phrases best describes the current degree of supply chain integration within this company?

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* 19. How will your level of investment in supply chain integration change over the next 12 months?

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