Survey

I write a lot about manufacturing, and I think I have a decent understanding of the current domestic and global manufacturing climate - perhaps my view is too optimistic/pesemistic, especially to domestic manufacturers. This is a followup to my previous blog, and I would like to know, especially from those who are in manufacturing, what their thoughts are on the following questions. I would appreciate it if you could complete the survey:

1. Has your organization practiced continous improvement methods?
2. How effective are operators at doing their job once they have been initially trained?
3. Do you know how much downtime occurs in your organization?

I believe in the power of three important questions so there they are. If you could state some information about yourself (or at least the industry that your organization is in), it would be apprciated. If this becomes popular I will make this a weekly feature of the blog.