INPUT MATERIALS, SUPPLIES + SERVICES

     Market Research Reports have coverage of all the Input Materials, Supplies and Services which affect the operation, former, current and potential, of the marketplace.

The Report analyses the existing goods and supplies purchased by the industry and reviews the parallel products, substitutes and options for the customer base.

BASE COSTS + PURCHASES
          Payroll
          Salaries & Wages
          Fringe Benefits
          Commissions & Incentives
     Sub-Contractors

     Financial Costs
          Interest: Short Term
          Interest: Long Term
          Debt Servicing: On Balance Sheet
          Debt Servicing: Off Balance Sheet
          Bad Debts
     General Expenses

     Rent & Leases
          Rent of Buildings
          Rent of Vehicles / Machinery / Equipment

     Services Purchased
     Communications Costs

     Maintenance Costs
          Buildings
          Vehicles & Equipment

     Capital Expenditures
          Buildings
          Machinery & Equipment
          Vehicles
          Computers & Data Processing
          Miscellaneous


INDUSTRY COSTS (*)

     Input Supplies / Materials and Energy Costs
     Payroll Costs
     Total Operational & Process Costs
     Sales Personnel Variable & Commission Costs
     Sales Expenses and Costs
     Sales Materials Costs
     Total Sales Costs
     Distribution Fixed Costs
     Distribution Variable Costs
     Warehousing Fixed Costs
     Warehousing Variable Costs
     Physical Handling Fixed Costs
     Physical. Handling Variable Costs
     Physical Process Fixed Costs
     Physical Process Variable Costs
     Total Distribution and Handling Costs
     Mailing & Correspondence Costs
     Media Advertising Costs
     Advertising Materials & Print
     POS & Display Costs
     Exhibition & Events Costs
     Total Advertising Costs
     Product Returns & Rejection Costs
     Product Installation & Re-Installation Costs
     Product Breakdown & Post Installation Costs
     Product Systems & Configuration Costs
     Product Service & Maintenance Costs
     Customer Problem Solving & Complaint Costs
     Total After-Sales Costs
     Total Marketing Costs
     Total Operational Costs
     New Technology Expenditure
     New Production Technology Expenditure
     Research and Development Expenditure
     Capital Expenditure on Plant and Equipment
     Capital Expenditure on Structures
     Capital Expenditure on Miscellaneous Items
     Total Capital Expenditure
     Finished Product Stocks
     Work in Progress as Stocks
     Materials as Stocks
     Consumables + Supplies as Stock
     Debtors within Agreed Terms
     Debtors Outside Agreed Terms
     Un-recoverable Debts

     (*) These costs are covered in each of the Financial Forecasts


GENERAL MATERIALS + SUPPLIES CONSUMED
     Cost of Materials
          Raw Materials
          Finished Products
          Power & Fuel
          Electricity

 

INDUSTRY PURCHASES & COSTS

Highly detailed analysis is provided for the industry's Input Materials, Supplies, Services and other purchases.