When hiring or promoting employees, does your organization have difficulty identifying well-qualified individuals who are technologically literate?

Yes No

Please rank the following broad categories for which you feel there is a shortage of well-qualified employees.  (1=greatest shortage, 5=no shortage)

Technical/production 1 2 3 4 5
Managerial/supervisory 1 2 3 4 5
Marketing/sales 1 2 3 4 5
Engineering/product 1 2 3 4 5
Engineering/process 1 2 3 4 5
Other 1 2 3 4 5 (please specify)

Often, employees only need updating, retraining, or both due to the tremendous impact technology has on the secondary wood products industry.  With this in mind, which of the following broad seminar topics has the potential to make your organization more productive?

Check all that apply.

32mm construction
Abrasives/sanding
Activity-based coast manufacturing
Assembly
Bar coding
CAD/CAM software
CNC operation
Composite materials
Contemporary management philosophies such as TQM, JIT, or SPC
Cost justification of advanced technology
Cycle time reduction
Dust collection
Environmental issues
Estimating
Finishing techniques and equipment (please specify)
Hardware/fasteners
ISO 9000
Laminating
Machining techniques/training
Maintenance, general
Maintenance, machinery
Material handling
Production problems (please specify)

Purchasing 
Rough Mill Operation
Safety
Sales
Solid Surface Materials
Tooling
Veneering
Wood Science/Wood-Moisture Relationships
Work cells
Other (please specify)

Given a choice, representatives of your organization would most likely participate in seminars that are: (check all that apply)

Comprehensive hands-on experience
Theory-based classroom lectures with hands-on equipment activities
Correspondence courses including interactive CD-ROMs
Video instruction via the Internet

How would you like to be contacted about upcoming events?

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Calendar - quarterly mailing
Calendar - bi-annual mailing
Mailing - 2-month advance notice
Fax - bi-monthly advance notice
E-mail
Listed on ACAWT Web Site
Do not contact

Which of the following months would be most favorable for representatives of your organization to participate in seminars?

Check all that apply.

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

What would be the best day to conduct a one-day workshop?

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

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