2003 Membership Survey

Help us know how we are doing.  Your responses will be kept confidential and will only be shared with the Board of Directors in a consolidated format. 

All responses, with a name, will be entered into a drawing for a pair of Movie Tickets.

Are you a Regular Member     Student Member    Dual Member    Other

You reside in Las Vegas area   Reno/Sparks area  Elko area  Other

Are you aware of the proposed merger of NAPM-Southern Nevada and NAPM-Northern Nevada?  Yes  No

Do you agree with the new proposed name of the association? Yes  No
(Nevada Association of Purchasing and Supply Management)

Why are you a member of NAPM-Southern Nevada? (check all that apply)

Educational Opportunities provided locally
Networking Opportunities provided locally
Discounts to local meetings and seminars
C.P.M. Training Program provided locally
Just to have my ISM membership with access to the national website & ISM magazine
Discounts to ISM products and seminars
Other

Monthly Meetings/Events

In 2002/03 we held Monthly Events rather than Monthly Meetings.  Did you like a smaller # of activities? Yes  No

               Comments about Monthly Events (be candid)

Would your be interested in more informal events throughout the year? 
I.e. Plant tours, Fun Networking gatherings, Informal Social gatherings. Yes  No

Please indicate the approx. number of lunch or dinner meetings you have attended in the past year.   Lunch    Dinner 

Do you prefer monthly lunch or evening meetings?     Lunch    Evening

Does your employer pay for your lunch or evening meeting?  Yes  No

Quality of food at meeting attended this past year was high  Agree     Neutral      Disagree

Quality of speakers at meeting attended this past year was high   Agree    Neutral     Disagree

What do you consider reasonable to pay for a Lunch Meeting?   

What do you consider reasonable to pay for a Dinner Meeting?  

Help us understand the importance of the following:
                                                    (1 = Definitely Not Important, 2 = Not Important , 3 = Neutral, 4 = Important, 5 = Very Important)

Having meetings at the same location 1 2 3 4 5
Having meetings at a non-gaming facility  1 2 3 4 5
Adequacy of network opportunities at meeting  1 2 3 4 5
Importance of attending monthly meetings 1 2 3 4 5
Importance of having monthly meetings during summer months 1 2 3 4 5
Importance of meeting price in your decision to attend   1 2 3  4 5

Educational Opportunities       

Rate the usefulness of the following educational opportunities attended in helping to meet your educational objectives
            (1 = Definitely Not Useful, 2 = Not Useful, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Useful, 5 = Very Useful) 

Seminars 1 2 3 4  5  N/A
Satellite Seminars 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
C.P.M. Classes 1 2 3 4 5 N/A

How many Seminars did you attend this past year? 

How many Satellite Seminars did you attend this past year? 

Did you participate in the C.P.M. Review Classes? Yes  No

Educational Program Wish List

Please choose from this list of topics the educational programs you would like to see scheduled for the coming program year.  Choose any many as you feel are important to you.

Topic Monthly Meeting Seminar
Best Value Purchasing
Capital Equipment Buying
Contract Terms and Conditions
Contract Writing
Contracting out MRO
Customer Service/Relations
Cycle Time Management
Economic Outlook
Environmental Issues in Purchasing
E-Sourcing
Ethics and ethical issues
Global Purchasing
Inventory Management
ISO 9000
Leadership & good followership
Legal Aspects
Life Cycle Costing
Logistics, Transportation Management
Minority Supplier Development
Negotiations
Outsourcing
Procurement Cards
Purchasing in a Gaming Environment
Purchasing in a Manufacturing Environment
Purchasing's image and how to raise the image to management
Purchasing Services
Recycling
Scope of Work Writing
Strategic Planning for the Purchasing function
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Evaluation Processes
Supplier Managed Inventory
Supplier Management
Total Quality Management
Teaming, Team Management
Uniform Commercial Code
Value Analysis
Warehousing / Distribution

Other Monthly Meeting Topics   

Other Seminar Topics                   

Newsletter

Rate the following Section of the Newsletter  (1 = Not Important ...... 5 = Very Important)

  1 2 3 4 5
Pres Says
Monthly Meeting Information
Calendar of Events
C.P.M. Program Information
Seminar Information
Member Highlight

What else would you like to see in the newsletter? 

Website

How many times per month (on average) do you visit our website?   

Which website pages do you typically visit? (check all that apply)

Calendar of Events Satellite Seminars
Job Opportunities Seminars
Monthly Meetings   Other 
Newsletter    

Is there anything else you would like to see on the website?

Help Us Improve

Please tell us what you would like the association to improve upon this next year by telling us what is important to you!
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About You

Male   Female

Industry you are employed in:

Advertising Hospitality 
Banking Manufacturing
Defense Mining
Education Medical
Gaming Retail 
Government: City Transportation
Government: County Utility
Government: Federal  Other
Government: State   If Other, please list

 Education Level: 

High School Some Graduate Work
Some College Graduate Degree
Bachelor Degree Doctorate Degree

Certification Status (check all that apply)

C.P.M. CPIM
A.P.P CPCM
C.P.M. & A.P.P. Other  please list
Lifetime C.P.M. N/A

How long have you been employed in purchasing/supply management? Years

What other associations are you a member of? APICS    NCMA   NPI   NMPC   Other

Who pays your membership dues?  Self   Employer  

Would you like to be a volunteer?  Yes  No (Provide Name & # below)

    If yes, is there anything in particular you would like to volunteer for? 

A pair of Movie Tickets will be given for the "Most Original" and "Most Useful" Suggestion, if you give your name.
Please use the space below for comments and suggestions to the officers and committee chairs. 
    What would you like us to provide/consider to further enhance your membership that we do not provide today? 
    What do you like most about your membership?
    Comments?  Concerns?  Suggestions?  Special Recognition?

Optional:  Name   Phone #  Email
Must provide name to be eligible to receive movie tickets, if selected.

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