Vincent Lynch, Toronto-based consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was recently involved in analyzing the Canadian results of the Industry Week Census of Manufacturers survey carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Industry Week magazine. The Industry Week Census of Manufacturers is an annual survey of supply chain practices and trends among manufacturers in Australia, Mexico, the United States and Canada. Advanced Manufacturing helped PwC and Industry Week carry out the polling of 132 corporate executives and 263 plant managers in Canada representing the fabricated metal products, industrial machinery, and food & kindred product industries.