Project 2.1
Identification of high priority supplier training needs through surveys, forums and industry input
Industrial Rejuvenation and Supply Chain Transformation Initiative: Improve the
international competitiveness of the region's supply chain by developing and
executing a Supplier Transformation strategy that supports manufacturers, small
businesses and entrepreneurs in adapting to the flat global manufacturing transformation.
Step One - Project 2.1: Characterization of current supplier competitiveness
capabilities and identification of core priority supplier development and training
requirements through surveys, forums and industry input.
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21st Century Supply Chain Transformation Survey
The impact of the California supplier network is huge - a single large manufacturer
has 6,000 Californian suppliers to which they provide revenues of $5.6B annually,
affecting 60,000 jobs.
Purpose and Results - why is this survey different?
This survey will gather information from current or potential California suppliers, with
the intent to characterize current capabilities of California's supply chain. Results
will be analyzed on an aggregate and anonymous basis, to identify core supplier capability
requirements and gaps, and to optimize a California supplier development and training
strategy, to help California businesses compete in the global economy. A summary of the
results, and invitations to future no cost Supplier Transformation Forums will be made
available to all survey participants.
Your participation in this survey is appreciated. Please respond quickly, to the best
of your ability, and only once if you receive this from multiple sources. Do not expend
excessive time or conduct extensive research in order to respond. The survey should only
take approximately 15 - 20 minutes to complete, with relevant incentives to thank you for your time.
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Survey Opportunity Drawing
All survey respondents who respond by September 15, 2007 are automatically qualified to enter
an opportunity drawing to win one of the following 2 prizes:
- $100 American Express gift certificate
- A copy of the UPDATED and expanded edition of The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
Letter of Invitation (PDF) from the
Honorable Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director, CSA.
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Background
Fifty percent of all US aerospace suppliers are based in California; with 80% of the workforce
employed in companies with less than 100 employees.
Though 3.5 million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the US over the past few years, multiple
sources indicated that 70% of high tech companies have difficulty filling current manufacturing open positions.
In order to be competitive, California aerospace and related industry suppliers need to provide
innovative solutions, continuously improve their capability, reduce costs, improve delivery,
and develop/obtain workforce talent. The 21st Century supply chain transformation requires
suppliers to go beyond Lean and Six Sigma implementations, to improve design/engineering
capability, enhance quality assurance and learn how to operate collaboratively in more complex
dynamic flat supplier networks, rather than in traditional static hierarchical supply chains.
The goal of this survey, in support of the US Department of Labor and US Competitive Initiative,
is to assist suppliers in California to meet this challenge, enhancing global competitiveness
during this transformation.
Survey Incentives
Please respond quickly and to the best of your ability. CSA appreciates your time and does not
expect you to do any extensive research or expend excessive time in order to respond; the survey
should take approximately 15 - 20 minutes to complete.
To thank you for your responses, you will receive:
1. Survey Results and Recommendations.
2. Inventory of Resources, including potential discounts on some resources.
3. Invitations to attend Supply Chain Network Forums at no cost, conducted at relevant supplier
stakeholder sites, such as prime contractors and training providers; content will be driven in
part by the results of this survey.
4. Capabilities Assessment opportunity - this survey is correlated with assessment processes, as
a first step of supplier capability assessment; complete assessments may be obtained on a contract
basis; information will be provided.
Note: Your responses will be collected separately from your contact information in order to keep
them anonymous.
Survey Opportunity Drawing
All survey respondents who respond by September 15, 2007 are automatically qualified to enter an opportunity
drawing to win one of the following 2 prizes.
- One winner will win a $100 American Express Gift Certificate
- One winner will receive a copy of the UPDATED and expanded edition of The World is Flat: A Brief
History of the Twenty-first Century (Updated and Expanded) by Thomas Friedman on your media of choice,
delivered via a Borders gift card valued at $40.00.
You may enter the opportunity drawing without completing the survey by printing out and completing
this form, and mailing it to: California Space Authority,
Supplier Survey Offer, 3201 Airpark Drive, Suite 204, Santa Maria, CA 93455. Must be postmarked by 6/30/07.
Survey Sponsors
This survey is being conducted by the California Space Authority (CSA), a nonprofit, industry-driven,
membership-based corporation that represents California's aerospace businesses that support commercial,
civil, and national security needs. CSA and these survey results support the US Department of Labor
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) California Innovation Corridor competitive
initiative to help develop the aerospace and related high technology industry capability in California.
Additional information about CSA and the DoL WIRED initiative can be found at
www.californiaspaceauthority.org.
Survey analysis and distribution management is conducted by one of CSA's WIRED partners, Antelope
Valley College, a comprehensive community college established in 1929, serving approximately 13,000
students in the heart of California's "Aerospace Valley."
Questions and Comments
Christine Purcell, SPHR
Manager, Industry Workforce & Manufacturing Development
California Space Authority, Inc.
(310) 283-7323
christine.purcell@californiaspaceauthority.org
WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development)
California Innovation Corridor
Go to the Survey (click here)
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