ART - Public VS Private 2009

The document is a questionnaire related to supply chain management (SCM). It consists of several questions that aim to gather information about the importance of various topics, tools, and techniques in SCM, the perspective and approach of organizations towards SCM, the functional areas involved in SCM, the tactical and strategic aspects of purchasing/SCM positions, the size of organizations, the experience and education level of individuals in the purchasing and SCM field, and their membership and designation in the PMAC Institute. The questionnaire also includes a table in Appendix B that presents the means of various topics, tools, and techniques in the public and private sectors, along with t-statistics and p-values. This table indicates the differences in importance ratings between the two sectors for different aspects of SCM. For example, it shows that forecasting is considered significantly more important in the private sector compared to the public sector, with mean ratings of 3.82 and 2.92 respectively. The t-statistic of -9.99 and p-value of 0.000 indicate a highly significant difference in importance between the two sectors for forecasting. On the other hand, customs brokerage and clearance have mean ratings of 3.24 and 2.30 in the private and public sectors respectively, but no statistical significance is mentioned. Overall, the document provides a comprehensive questionnaire to gather information about SCM practices, perspectives, and experiences in organizations, and also includes a table that highlights the differences in importance ratings between the public and private sectors for various aspects of SCM.