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Survey: North American Manufacturers Cite High Supply Chain Risk

Material costs and supplier stability are the biggest issues.

MFG.com
Wed, 11/04/2009 - 09:06
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(MFG.com: Atlanta) -- More than one-third of North American manufacturers responding to MFG.com’s most recent MFGWatch survey say they’ve experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months, and more than 70 percent indicate they plan to maintain or increase employment at their plants.

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MFG.com, the largest global sourcing marketplace for the manufacturing industry, conducted the two-part survey in October 2009, targeting supply-side manufacturers and buy-side original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) throughout North America. The supply-side survey drew responses from 408 providers of manufacturing parts and services. Purchasing professionals and engineers from 197 OEMs participated in the buy-side survey. An array of industries, including automotive, aerospace, medical, industrial equipment, consumer products, and textiles are represented in the MFGWatch survey.

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