Arts Resource Management Scotland Research Survey About You Question Title * 1. What sector do you work in? Question Title * 2. What is the name of your organisation/company? Question Title * 3. What is your job title/role? Please remember that any published answers will be anonymised Current Material and Storage Usage Question Title * 4. Where do you currently store your materials? Question Title * 5. What sort of things are you currently storing? Tick as many as are relevant. Large sets/large items such as walls and doors Props (large items such as sofas or a suite of furniture) Props (small-medium sized items) Tools or equipment IT Creative materials such as paints, fabrics, canvas, or metals Finished art pieces Live plants Technical equipment (lighting, electrical equipment etc) Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. How much storage do you currently use (sq/metres)? Question Title * 7. Who is responsible for managing storage in your organisation (in-house or externally)? Question Title * 8. How much do you currently pay per month for your business storage? Question Title * 9. What are your current storage conditions like? Excellent Satisfactory Poor Question Title * 10. What are the barriers to storing material assets? Tick as many as are relevant. Accessibility i.e. collection time slots not fitting with your needs Location Transport to/from storage location Knowing what is there Condition of storage Cost Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. How often do you have to buy new materials because of an issue with retrieving or sourcing the desired item? Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never Don't know Question Title * 12. If any, how much excess time is wasted in your organisation looking for props/materials in a month? None 1-2 hours Half a day More than half a day Don't know Question Title * 13. In a year, do you lose money if props/creative materials do not work/need replaced/or you cannot access them? Little to no money lost Some money lost A significant amount of money lost Don't know Question Title * 14. What asset management system or software do you already use to keep track of your stored goods, if any? Please tick all that you have used. Bar code system QR codes RFID NFC Hybrid system that combines several softwares None Other (please specify) Questions about a future shared storage facility Question Title * 15. Would you support the idea of a shared storage facility? Yes No Question Title * 16. How much storage space would you likely need? (sq/metres) Question Title * 17. Would your preference be for one shared facility or to have access to a network of existing facilities? One shared facility Network of existing facilities Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. What would you look for in an asset management system? Please tick all that apply. Ease of use Intuitive Visual Informative Security Sustainability/Green Credentials Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. How likely would you be to use a resource sharing bank of commonly used items alongside the storage facility? Unlikely Might use sometimes Likely but only for specific items Very likely Question Title * 20. Would you be happy to share your own materials and assets with other organisations/individuals? Yes No Question Title * 21. What would be your preferred options for associated fees? Tick all that you would be open to. A monthly membership fee which would cover use of items An annual membership fee which would cover use of items No membership fees but individual costs for hiring items Other (please specify) Question Title * 22. Would you support paying into a shared storage facility if the cost was: (Please tick all that apply). Cheaper than current options Cost neutral Marginally more expensive Significantly more expensive Question Title * 23. Would you support a sliding scale cost depending on the size of the organisation? Yes No Question Title * 24. What barriers (if any) do you see to making a shared storage facility of this kind work? Question Title * 25. Which benefits of a shared storage facility would be of most interest to your organisation? Tick all that apply. Saves time Saves money Saves carbon Other environmental benefits (e.g. less waste to landfill; fewer new resources being used) Other (please specify) Question Title * 26. What would you consider to be must haves in a shared storage facility? Tick all that apply. High levels of security Good conditions - dry/temperature controlled space 24/7 access Near my place of work Drive up access to storage space High ceilings Deliveries accepted at facility on your behalf Other (please specify) Current Recycling and Reuse of Materials Question Title * 27. Approximately how much of your material use is recycled each year? Tick one answer only. 80-100% 50-79% 20-49% Less than 20% Don't know Question Title * 28. Approximately how much of your material use is reused each year? Tick one answer only. 80-100% 50-79% 20-49% Less than 20% Don't know Question Title * 29. How much of your material use is sent to landfill each year? Tick one answer only. 80-100% 50-79% 20-49% Less than 20% Don't know Question Title * 30. What are your major hurdles to reusing materials? Tick as many as are relevant. Time Hassle Cost Knowledge of where/how to reuse items Other (please specify) 100% of survey complete. Done