(MFG.com: Atlanta) -- More than one-third of North American manufacturers responding to MFG.com’s most recent MFGWatch survey say they’ve experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months, and more than 70 percent indicate they plan to maintain or increase employment at their plants.

MFG.com, the largest global sourcing marketplace for the manufacturing industry, conducted the two-part survey in October 2009, targeting supply-side manufacturers and buy-side original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) throughout North America. The supply-side survey drew responses from 408 providers of manufacturing parts and services. Purchasing professionals and engineers from 197 OEMs participated in the buy-side survey. An array of industries, including automotive, aerospace, medical, industrial equipment, consumer products, and textiles are represented in the MFGWatch survey.

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