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If you aren't sure whether Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing will help your company improve their performance, Technical Documentation Consultants of Arizona (TDC) invites you to complete the following survey. If some of the questions are out of your area of expertise, answer as best you can. Be honest! After you answer the following questions, click the Submit Answers link at the bottom of the page to get your score.

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Frequently Sometimes Rarely
1) Do you have parts that pass inspection but do not fit with other parts and assemblies?
2) Does it feel like everyone is scrambling to keep parts supplied to the assembly line?
3) Are you frequently waiting on inspection to inspect parts?
4) Do your design, manufacturing, and inspection groups squabble over drawings or models?
5) Are you frequently sending people out to your vendors because they can't get the parts right?
6) Do you have an excessive amount of drawing changes and revisions?
7) Do you spend an unreasonable amount of time dealing with discrepant hardware?
8) Do you get nervous when you assemble a new product for the first time?
9) Do various groups within the production team keep their distance from each other?
10) Do you have parts that fail inspection, but fit and function properly when assembled?
11) Do you pick and choose among parts to get them to fit?
12) Do you spend a significant amount of time reworking or repairing parts?
13) Do various groups engage in the 'blame game' when things don't go well?
14) Do you have disagreements with vendors over whether parts are made correctly or not?
15) Do you have unhappy customers because replacement parts and assemblies do not fit?
16) Do you ever use discrepant hardware because you have no other choice?
17) Do you feel like a vendor is taking advantage of you and charging more than is fair?
18) Are your production team members intimidated when they see GD&T symbols on drawings?
19) Are your inspectors unsure of how to inspect a part based on drawing requirements?
20) Do your machinists and manufacturing people frequently call the design engineer with questions about a drawing or model?
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