AWI 2008 Cost of Doing Business Survey

Message from the chapter president:

CODB

I have been asked by AWI national to remind all NEAWI manufacturing members to participate in the annual Cost Of Doing Business Survey ( CODB ). My company has submitted the CODB for several years and I have found the survey to be one of the most important benefits AWI has to offer. The data obtained from the CODB is an excellent method of comparing your company's compensation costs, benefits programs, and profitability to that of your competitors. While the task of entering your company data may seem daunting, I can tell you it is not that difficult. The quality of our regional information is greatly affected by the number of surveys returned by our chapter. I urge all members to take advantage of this valuable resource. Feel free to contact me anytime w/ questions at john@fcmillwork.com.

Regards,

John Ianiri
President, NEAWI

PS: The Cost of Doing Business Survey opened April 1, 2008. Those chapters which have the highest manufacturing member participation will receive prizes.

More Info: About the survey, what you need to fill it out, deadlines, downloading it, and submitting it — may be found here.

From that page:

CODBS is an annual financial and human capital benchmarking study on behalf of AWI.

• What Do We Get? — 100 page book + e-tools customized with your data
• Who Can Participate? — AWI's 1,000+ Manufacturing Members
• First Day To Submit Data? — 4/01/08
• Last Day To Submit Data? — 6/01/08
• Results Mailed To Members? — 8/1/08
• Estimated Time To Complete? — 2 - 3 hours
• What Data Will We Need? — Financials, employee roster, compensation, benefits
• What Software Do We Need? — You must have Microsoft Excel to submit your data
  

Download the MSExcel spreadsheet of the "AWI 2008 Cost of Doing Business Survey" here, and email the completed form to the address given here.