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30| How long has it been since your last major update to your ERP?

26| Has your company delayed the purchase of equipment due to the pandemic?

< 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years > 5 years

42.86% 31.43%

Yes

45.71% 54.29%

No

2.86%

27| How confident are you that your technology is protected against cyber threats?

20.00%

Don’t know/not applicable

2.86%

Very confident

8.57%

31| Are you experiencing issues in any of the following areas:

Confident

45.71% 42.86%

Neutral

Inventory management/control

20.00% 28.57%

Shaky

0.00% 2.86% 0.00%

Operational efficiency/effectiveness

Panicked

Preventative maintenance

5.71%

Don’t know or don’t understand this question

Quality control

17.14% 34.29% 22.86%

28| When was the last time you had an IT professional perform an IT penetration test or review your cyber preparedness?

Workforce acquisition and development

Supply chain management Worker health and safety None/not applicable/unknown

5.71%

25.71%

Within the past month Within the past year Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years

31.43% 25.71% 22.86%

32| Do you currently have any of the following roles or have you implemented any of the operations management initiatives below:

5.71%

Never

14.29%

Green Belt Yellow Belt Black Belt

20.00% 11.43%

29| What ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) are you using as your primary system?

8.57%

Gemba Walks/Kanban/Kaizen

20.00% 28.57% 28.57% 42.86%

Acumatica

0.00%

5S-6S/Root Cause Analysis/5 Whys Other lean manufacturing initiatives

Epicor

11.43%

Global Shop Solutions

8.57% 5.71% 2.86% 5.71% 8.57% 5.71% 0.00% 0.00%

None

Infor (Syteline, Cloudsuite, M3, other)

IQMS

Microsoft (SL, GP, NAV, AX, Dynamics, Business Central, Other) Oracle (Netsuite, Oracle ERP, Other) Sage (50, 100, 300, 500, Intacct, Other)

SAP (Business One, S/4Hana)

Syspro

Other None

48.57%

2.86%