BenchMarking

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Please Note - Questions refer to financial year April 2004 / April 2005 Unless Otherwise Stated

Title
Firstname
Lastname
Company Name
Job Title
Company Address
Email

Moulding Operation

What kind of moulder are you	In-House Custom Moulder Both
If both, what is the split?	% Custom % Trade
What is the turnover of your moulding operation?	£
How much as a % of turnover do you invest in R & D?	%
What type of premises do you operate from?	Leasehold Rented Freehold

Market Sectors

In those markets in which you operate, can you please give the approximate split?
Automotive % Building % Packaging % Electronics/Telecomms %	Business Equipment % General Industrial % Other %

Toolmaking

Do you have in-house toolmaking capability	Yes No
How much did you invest in your tool room in financial year 05/06?	£
How many tools did you make inhouse in financial year 05/06?	£
How many new tools have you purchased or acquired in the last financial year?
What percentage of the new tools were manufactured overseas?	%

Cost

		How has this changed in the first half of financial year 06/07
Cost	Percentage of total sales tunover (financial year 04/05)	Increased	Decreased	Stayed The Same
Labour	%	%	%
Energy	%	%	%
Insurance	%	%	%
Material	%	%	%

CASH FLOW / FINANCE

Typically how soon are you getting paid?
Within 4 weeks of date of invoice Within 4 – 8 weeks of date of invoice	Within 8 – 12 weeks of date of invoice Over 12 weeks from date of invoice
How is this when compared to financial year 05/06?	Better Same Worse
Do you factor your invoices	Yes No Part

ORDER SITUATION

Relative to your weekly/monthly output how long is your order book?	Less than 4 weeks Between 4 & 6 weeks Between 6 & 8 weeks Over 8 weeks
How is the Order Book situation compared to financial year 05/06?	Better Same Worse
What do you expect to happen to the input of orders in the remainder of financial year 06/07?	Slow Down Improve About The Same

EMPLOYMENT SITUATION

What was your average basic operator rate (excl. NIC, shift allowances & overtime rates) in the financial year 06/07?	£
How do you expect to change your headcount in financial year 06/07?	Increase Decrease Stay the Same
How many production staff do you employ?
What is the total head count?

Investment

How much did you invest in the financial years 05/06 in...
Moulding Machines Investment	£
Ancillary Equipment Investment	£
How much did you invest in the financial years 06/07 in...
Moulding Machines Investment	£
Ancillary Equipment Investment	£
Is this investment principally to...
Improve efficiency and cut costs Replace old outdated plant machinery Increase capacity
In financial year 05/06 what percentage of machinery did you buy second hand?
What percentage of your machines are fully paid for?
What is the average age of your machines in years?
What is the average machine depreciation in years?

Stock	Percentage of annual sales tunover (financial year 05/06)
Raw Material	%
Finished Goods and Work in Progress Stocks	%

Production Statistics

Injection Moulding Machines	What do you cost your machines at (not including labour)
10 - 25 ton machines
26 - 50 ton machines
51 - 100 ton machines
101 - 250 ton machines
251 - 500 ton machines
501 - 750 ton machines
751 - 1000 ton machines
1001 - 1500 ton machines
1500+ ton machines

How many injection moulding machines do you have in total?
What percentage of machines are fitted with robots?	%
What is your current capacity utilisation percentage?	%
What is your current capacity utilisation per week	%

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