Stakeholder Perceptions of Robotics Adoption in Manufacturing: Survey Data from Cumilla, Bangladesh
Description
This dataset contains survey data on how stakeholders in manufacturing firms in the Cumilla region of Bangladesh, including Cumilla Export Processing Zone, perceive the opportunities and challenges of adopting robotics. Data were collected with an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire from 68 respondents: chief executive officers (4), human resource personnel (18), production managers (15), production suppliers (5), IT managers (6) and production workers (20). The questionnaire items cover: • Perceived safety, cost reduction, production, product quality and production time; • Expected job loss; • The importance of education and training; • Expected accident reduction; • Whether existing industries are capable of adopting robotics; • The need for government logistics support. The data are aggregated response frequencies for each item, with valid N, missing values and percentages, together with the respondent profile, a codebook and the full questionnaire. The data reflect respondents’ perceptions, not measured industrial outcomes. Names and telephone numbers were removed before deposit. The dataset supports the article “Stakeholder Perceptions of Robotics Adoption in Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities in Cumilla, Bangladesh” (BAUET Journal).
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Steps to reproduce
The respondents were adults working for, or supplying, the participating manufacturing firms, drawn from six stakeholder roles. The target sample size of 68 came from Cochran’s formula (90% confidence, P = 0.5, margin of error 10%). The questionnaire was read out by a researcher, 67 times face to face and once online. For each item, frequencies and percentages were calculated using that item’s valid N. Ten respondents did not answer the production-time item (valid N = 58). For the production item, “Increased significantly” and “Increased moderately” were reported together as Agree, and “No change” as Disagree. The xlsx file recalculates percentages with formulas. Its Respondent_Level sheet is an empty template for entering individual questionnaires.
Institutions
- Comilla UniversityChittagong, Comilla