Manufacturing Tables

Dec. 21, 2004
Union Representation (%)
None 68.9
Some 9.7
All 21.4
Nature Of Manufacturing Operations (%)
Discrete 63.5
Process 20.4
Both or hybrid 16.1
Years Since Plant Start-Up (%)
Less than 5 years 4.3
5-10 years 8.4
11-20 years 19.5
More than 20 years 67.9
Annual Revenue Of Immediate Corporate Parent (%)
Less than $100 million 35.3
$100 - $499 million 20.5
$500 million - $999 million 10.5
$1 billion - $5 billion 18.1
$6 billion - $10 billion 6.1
More than $10 billion 9.5
*Entire company for independently owned facilitiesNumber Of Employees At Plant Location (%)
Less than 100 13.4
100-249 48.2
250-499 21.6
500-999 9.7
1,000 or more 7.1
*Entire company for independently owned facilitiesIndustry Value Chain (%)
Aerospace 4.5
Automotive 15.1
Chemicals 5.0
Construction 9.3
Consumer packaged goods/nondurables 9.2
Consumer product durables 12.5
High tech 5.9
Industrial equipment and machinery 16.4
Pharmaceuticals 3.5
Printing and publishing 3.8
No response 14.9
Most Challenging Manufacturing Issue
%
People 22
Production 49
Supply Chain Management 7
Management 8
Economy/Industry Environment 6
Other 7

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