NEXT: Strategic Solutions for Advanced Manufacturing

Participant Pre-Series Survey

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Thank you for registering for MEDP's 2017 NEXT Series for Advanced Manufacturers. Our speakers, Gary Conner, OMEP - Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and Shawn Busse, Kinesis, Inc., have designed a quick survey for you. These questions will be used to tailor their deliverables to you the participant. We request that each registrant (even if from the same company) complete this in order for us to provide the most appropriate resources. Please complete the survey by Thursday, March 2.

1. What is your greatest challenge in taking your organization to the next level?

2. Rank the following in order from 1-6 the greatest obstacle to forward momentum at your company (1 being not an obstacle and 6 being the largest obstacle).

Machines

Manpower

Materials

Method (process)

Management (information, strategy, etc.)

Mother nature (environment, facilities, etc.)

3. Would you invite a no cost assessment by OMEP at your company location between sessions 1 and 2 (March 7 - March 31); to ensure that we can adjust curriculum to address real concerns facing your organization?

	Yes
	No

If "yes", please comment on optional preferred dates for a visit between March 7-March 31.

4. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best), how would you rate the quality of the candidates applying for work at your company?

5. On a scale of 1-5 (1 being highly unlikely, 5 being very likely), if a stranger were to come into your organization and speak with a front-line employee, how likely is it that the employee could articulate the mission, vision, and values of the organization?

6. Do you have a marketing effort at your company?