Understand the State of Manufacturing in China with This New Manufacturers Report.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43366) has announced the addition of "2005 China Manufacturers Data Report" to their offering.

Based on the MPI/IndustryWeek China Manufacturing Study - the first-ever large-scale study of China manufacturing - this 150+ page, spiral-bound China Manufacturers Data Report will help manufacturing executives everywhere better understand the state of manufacturing in China today, including such critical business measurements as:

- Market and operational strategies

- Employee training practices, wages and hiring plans

- Quality performance

- Inventory management

- Supplier and customer relationships

- Current and planned capital equipment and IT investment

- Export activities

Methodology:

The MPI/IndustryWeek China Manufacturing Study 2004 was designed to collect operational and business metrics and practices at manufacturing facilities within China. In spring 2004 and at the direction of MPI, BNC Resources Co. Ltd. contacted approximately 1,000 plants throughout China and across all major industries, requesting their participation in the study, which consisted of a four-page questionnaire with more than 100 questions. BNC Resources is based in Beijing and conducts industrial research, including supplier audits. From April 15 to June 30, 2004, 406 facilities Co all of which were ISO 9001 certified or in the process of certification or recertification to ISO 9001:2000 Co answered the questionnaire by fax or via an in-person interview on the condition that their identities would be kept confidential; there was no incentive offered to plants that participated. Data was transferred from BNCR to MPI, and then entered into a database, edited, and cleansed to ensure answers were plausible.

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