Getting the Pulse - Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers & Dealers
Want to know what's going on out there?
1.
Which province are you located in?
AB
BC
MB
NB
NFLD
NS
ON
QC
PEI
SK
2.
Type of company?
Dealer
Manufacturer 1-5 employees
Manufacturer 6-15 employees
Manufacturer 16-50 employees
Manufacturer over 50 employees
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3.
Are you experiencing difficulties collecting final payments due to a back order of a particular product to complete the kitchen or other millwork project? (i.e. hardware, an appliance etc.)?
(Required.)
Yes
Sometimes
No
Comments:
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4.
What payment terms do you use for your commercial clients? (i.e. builders etc.)
(Required.)
5.
What payment terms do you use for your retail (consumer) clients?
6.
If your customers are holding back final payment because of a shortage of a particular product, are you finding this increasingly difficult to carry the uncollected final payment?
Yes
Sometimes
No
Comments:
7.
Have you changed your payment terms to reflect the backorder shortage you are experiencing?
Yes
No
Looking into changing our terms now.
Comments:
8.
If you answered yes to the previous question about payment terms, what are the new terms you have created?
9.
Are you outsourcing more of your cabinet manufacturing?
Yes
Considering it
No
If you answered yet or considering, what % or what pieces are you outsourcing?
10.
How long is your production cycle time? From a job sold and submitted to the plant for final engineering & purchasing to the cabinets delivered on site (please also list the # of employees you have in your company.
11.
How would you rate the morale of your employees given the current challenges in our industry overall?
Very low
Low
Average
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very low
Low
Average
Good
Very Good
Excellent
12.
What actions are you taking to keep employees engaged and positive about their work with the ongoing challenges they face with Covid-19, increased demand for our products/services, labour shortage and supply chain frustrations?
13.
Do you go into the high schools or colleges to promote the industry?
Yes
No
Considering it
Comments:
14.
If you go into (or are considering) the high schools or colleges to talk about working in the kitchen cabinet and millwork industry, what types of tools could CKCA provide that would assist you with your local outreach?
15.
Do you have any questions you'd like us to ask in our next survey? There are several questions in this survey that were suggested from our last survey - we are listening to you! List below:
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