Is your production down? |
87 total votes |
|
64% |
a. Yes |
|
36% |
b. No |
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By what percent is your production down? |
57 total votes |
|
9% |
a. Zero to five percent |
|
11% |
b. Five to 10 percent |
|
16% |
c. 10 to 15 percent |
|
11% |
d. 15 to 20 percent |
|
23% |
e. More than 20 percent |
|
32% |
f. My production is not down |
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How are you utilizing the open time in your schedule? |
47 total votes |
|
55% |
a. Doing more marketing. |
|
19% |
b. Doing staff training. |
|
11% |
c. Reviewing office manuals and job descriptions. |
|
15% |
d. Checking message boards on Orthotown. |
|
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How have your purchasing decisions changed as a result of the economy? |
56 total votes |
|
9% |
a. We have re-evaluated our current supply inventories. |
|
4% |
b. We are cutting back on new appliance purchases. |
|
13% |
c. We are not making any new equipment purchases. |
|
39% |
d. All of the above. |
|
36% |
e. It has not changed. |
|
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How are you planning to weather the economic crisis? |
46 total votes |
|
37% |
a. Having staff strategy meetings. |
|
11% |
b. Reducing Staff. |
|
48% |
c. Freezing wages. |
|
4% |
d. Reducing benefits. |
|
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Where are you getting information about the economic status? |
50 total votes |
|
8% |
a. Watching the stock market. |
|
32% |
b. Watching TV reports. |
|
56% |
c. Reading Financial Reports. |
|
4% |
d. Money Magazine. |
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What investments if any, are you considering making to increase production? |
48 total votes |
|
10% |
a. Investing in new equipment. |
|
2% |
b. Investing in new appliances. |
|
19% |
c. Investing in management consulting services. |
|
54% |
d. Investing in or improving Web site. |
|
15% |
e. Other (list details below). |
|
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Have you changed work in your office due to the recession? |
41 total votes |
|
34% |
a. Condensed work responsibilities. |
|
20% |
b. Eliminated outside services and included them in staff duties. |
|
27% |
c. Changed some staff from full-time to part-time. |
|
20% |
d. Changed hours and/or days of operation. |
|
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What expenses are you reducing or eliminating? |
43 total votes |
|
26% |
a. Orthodontic meetings. |
|
33% |
b. Equipment expenditures. |
|
23% |
c. Outside laboratory expenses. |
|
14% |
d. Promotional product expenses. |
|
5% |
e. Other (list details below). |
|
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What are you doing about your retirement plans? |
51 total votes |
|
10% |
a. Changing to all cash. |
|
67% |
b. Sitting tight for the market to recover. |
|
14% |
c. Changing my asset allocation. |
|
10% |
d. Seeking professional advice. |
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