Past Poll Results

For its industrial design efforts, is your company using:

• •Inhouse industrial designers, only 26%
• •Outside industrial designers, only: 15%
• •Both: 38%
• •None: 19%

Is your company applying lean manufacturing tools and methods?

• Yes: 78%
• No: 21%

For 2010, will your company’s research and development expenditures increase, decrease, or remain the same?

• Increase: 41%
• Decrease: 33%
• Remain the Same: 25%

Jobless claims in October fell to their lowest level since January. With that in mind, do you expect your company’s workforce will increase, decrease, or remain the same in 2010?

• Increase: 46%
• Decrease: 0%
• Remain the same: 53%

Are you for or against the proposed bill calling for medical device makers to collectively pay $4 billion in annual fees (based on market share) for 10 years to help pay for healthcare reform?

• For: 23%
• Against: 61%
• Undecided: 14%

Are you for or against healthcare reform?

• For: 44%
• Against: 36%
• Undecided: 18%

Would you recommend your company as an enjoyable place to work?

• Yes: 52%
• No: 47%

Is your company applying Six Sigma tools and methods?

• Yes: 47%
• No: 52%

Is your company applying lean manufacturing tools and methods?

• Yes: 80%
• No: 20%

For 2009, please indicate if your company’s total workforce will show a...

• Net Gain: 33%
• Net Loss: 33%
• No Change: 33%

For 2009, will your company’s research and development expenditures

• increase: 19%
• decrease: 30%
• remain the same: 50%