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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