State officials plan to survey Bay State manufacturing companies during the next several days about the issues that affect their ability to compete in the global market.

It’s all part of the Gov. Deval Patrick’s recently announced Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) initiative.

Northeastern University will conduct the survey as a follow-up to a similar study the school did in 2007, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM). The earlier survey emphasized the continuing importance to the Massachusetts economy of a manufacturing base dominated by innovative small and medium-sized companies.

Massachusetts manufacturers have added a net total of 1,800 jobs during the past year, according to AIM.

The manufacturing survey includes questions about the structure, employee count and market dynamics of each responding company. It also gives employers the opportunity to weigh in on issues such as access to capital, training and recruitment, use of technology and their reasons for operating in Massachusetts.