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August 2008 - RESULTS
As an employee are you working in a small / SME large company? Have you used the services of a recruitment provider? Have you used the services of a recruitment provider? If so, what type of role? What type/size recruiter did you use? How long has it been since you last used a recruiter? Did you use more than one agency? How many? What types of services did they provide? Are you still registered with a provider/s on an ongoing basis?
Have you ever received a job from this method? Have you ever received a job from this method? How many interviews did you have to attend (before being successful or unsuccessful?) Were you satisfied with the services provided by the recruiter? What could be done to improve services? Do you subscribe to web based jobs boards?
June 2008 - RESULTS
As an employer, have you used a recruitment agency to fill positions either temporary, contract or permanent? Or do you have your own internal recruitment progam? Were you satisfied with the results and service provided by agencies you used?
March 2008 - RESULTS
How frequently are your transport providers applying or adjusting fuel levies for services they provide? When was the fuel levy last changed/adjusted? If you have one supplier what is your current fuel levy %? If more than one supplier, please list your top 3 suppliers' levies? When was the last time that your transport provider rolled fuel levies into the rates schedule and reduced the fuel levy? Have you been able to negotiate reduced fuel levies with your suppler? If yes to the above what was % reduction achieved? Is transport a significant expense in your operating costs? Do you feel your supplier is using fuel levies to increase rates?
February 2008 - RESULTS
Does your company have a formal greenhouse gas/CO2 emission reduction policy?
December 2007 - RESULTS
Has your company engaged with supply chain management consultants to review/improve your supply chain performance?
October/November 2007 - RESULTS
Has your company undertaken network modelling to optimise the tradeoffs between physical assets/stock deployment/distribution and unit load route to market/customer service/overall cost to serve? If so, did you do it within the last year, 2 years or 3 years? Is the tool embedded as core to ongoing operating processes, or was it a one-off exercies?
September 2007 - RESULTS TBA
August 2007 - RESULTS
Do you see more consolidation in the 3PL marketplace? if you do, do you see this affecting your business? If so, what will be the main effect?
July 2007 - No Survey Question
June 2007 - RESULTS
Have the recent industrial relations reforms changed your organisation in any way? Has there been a change in wages or conditions for employees? Has it improved workplace relationships between employees and employers? Has it improved productivity in the workplace?
May 2007 - RESULTS
Does your organisation take its lead from the success of the Dell Supply Chain model? Are order/fulfilment lead time expectations becoming unrealistic? Are we building a degree of stress and cost into fulfilment lead times that are not required? Has Dell's Supply Chain model contributed to your view of order/fulfilment lead time expectations?
April 2007 - RESULTS
Did your business alter any of its supply chains as a result of the Alice to Darwin rail line? If so, what factors caused your business to make the change? Have the perceived benefits been realised? Are the changes your business made still in place?
March 2007 - RESULTS
Do you adhere to 'just in time' in your business? Does it really add customers to your business? Does it add value if you include factors such as additional freight costs or the environmental cost of many small deliveries?
February 2007 - RESULTS
Petrol prices rose sharply in 2006, but since have fallen .... a) What effects have these rises had on your business? b) Have you been able to pass on increases to your customers? c) What reduction in profitability did your business suffer due to petrol price rises? d) What do you think are the reasons behind petrol prices rise in Australia? e) Should the government intervene in the setting of petrol prices?
December 2006 - RESULTS
In your industry are Logistics & Supply Chain Managers given the recognition and reward they deserve with regard to their a) qualifications; b) experience; c) responsibilities; and is their reward commensurate with that achived by professionals from other disciplines?
November 2006 - RESULTS
The takeover of Patrick by TOLL was, for the Australian logistics industry: a) very good; b) good; c) neutral; d) bad; e) very bad.
October 2006 - RESULTS
What is the most important infrastructure issue currently facing Australian logistics and supply chain operators?
September 2006 - RESULTS
As supply chain velocity and complexity increases, is your organisation (or your service provider's organisation) effectively preparing employees, systems and processes to succeed? |
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