. "Appendix A: Survey: Characteristics of Small Manufacturers." Surviving Supply Chain Integration: Strategies for Small Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000.
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Surviving Supply Chain Integration: Strategies for Small Manufacturers
TABLE A-6 Capabilities of Large and Small SMEs
Percentage with Capability Now
Percentage Planning to Develop Capability
Capability
Large SMEs
Small SMEs
Large SMEs
Small SMEs
Number in sample
41
41
41
41
66
44
10
12
SPC
88
59
0
0
CAD
56
37
10
7
CAM
59
22
15
17
MRP
54
22
27
44
ISO/QS
59
39
7
5
HAZMAT
TABLE A-7 Capabilities of SMEs with Dispersed and Concentrated Customer Bases
