Transport
Panel Report
Buyer Spend Activity in the Transport
Industry - 2011-2012: Survey Brief
Reference code: SR087SB
Published: Oct 2011
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 What is this report about? ................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 5
1.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Profile of survey respondents ........................................................................................................... 8
1.4.1 Profile of buyer respondents ....................................................................................................................... 8
1.4.2 Profile of supplier respondents ................................................................................................................. 10
2 Transport Industry Buyer Spend Activity ......................................................................... 12
2.1 Annual procurement budgets ..........................................................................................................13
2.1.1 Annual procurement budgets by company type ....................................................................................... 14
2.1.2 Cost containment vs. annual procurement budgets ................................................................................. 15
2.1.3 Annual procurement budgets by region .................................................................................................... 15
2.1.4 Annual procurement budgets by company turnover ................................................................................. 16
2.2 Planned change in procurement expenditure ..................................................................................17
2.2.1 Planned change in procurement expenditure by company type .............................................................. 18
2.2.2 Planned change in procurement expenditure vs. revenue growth optimism ............................................ 20
2.2.3 Planned change in procurement expenditure vs. cost containment ......................................................... 21
2.2.4 Planned change in procurement expenditure by region ........................................................................... 22
2.2.5 Planned change in procurement expenditure by company turnover ........................................................ 24
2.2.6 Planned change in procurement expenditure across industries .............................................................. 25
2.3 Planned change in procurement expenditure by product and service category ...............................26
2.4 Variations in regional supplier prices ...............................................................................................32
2.4.1 Variations in regional supplier prices by company type ........................................................................... 33
2.4.2 Variations in regional supplier prices by region ........................................................................................ 35
2.4.3 Variations in regional supplier prices by company turnover ..................................................................... 36
3 Appendix .............................................................................................................................. 37
3.1 Methodology ...................................................................................................................................37
3.2 Contact us .......................................................................................................................................37
3.3 About ICD Research .......................................................................................................................37
3.4 Disclaimer .......................................................................................................................................38
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Annual Procurement Budgets of Transport Industry Buyers in US$ (%), 2011 ..................................................................................... 13
Figure 2: Annual Procurement Budgets in US$ by Company Type (%), 2011 ..................................................................................................... 14
Figure 3: Annual Procurement Budgets in US$ by Company Turnover (%), 2011 ............................................................................................... 16
Figure 4: Expected Change in Total Procurement Expenditure of Buyers (%), 2011 ........................................................................................... 18
Figure 5: Expected Change in Total Procurement Expenditure by Company Type (%), 2011 ............................................................................. 19
Figure 6: Expected Change in Total Procurement Expenditure by Region (%), 2011 .......................................................................................... 23
Figure 7: Expected Change in Total Procurement Expenditure by Company Turnover (%), 2011 ....................................................................... 24
Figure 8: Change in Expenditure by Product and Service Category by Rail Industry Buyers (%), 2011 .............................................................. 27
Figure 9: Change in Expenditure by Product and Service Category by Road Industry Buyers (%), 2011 ............................................................ 28
Figure 10: Change in Expenditure by Product and Service Category by Ship Industry Buyers (%), 2011............................................................ 31
Figure 11: Variations in Regional Supplier Prices (%), 2011 ............................................................................................................................... 32
Figure 12: Variations in Regional Supplier Prices (%), 2011 ............................................................................................................................... 34
Figure 13: Variations in Regional Supplier Prices by Region (%), 2011 .............................................................................................................. 35
Figure 14: Variations in Regional Supplier Prices by Company Turnover (%), 2011 ........................................................................................... 36
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Total Global Transport Industry Survey Respondents by Company Type, 2011 ...................................................................................... 8
Table 2: Buyer Respondents by Job Role (%), 2011............................................................................................................................................. 8
Table 3: Buyer Respondents by Global Company Turnover (%), 2011 ................................................................................................................. 9
Table 4: Buyer Respondents by Total Number of Employees in Organizations (%), 2011 ..................................................................................... 9
Table 5: Buyer Respondents by Region (%), 2011 ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Table 6: Supplier Respondents by Job Role (%), 2011 ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Table 7: Supplier Respondents by Global Company Turnover (%), 2011 ............................................................................................................ 10
Table 8: Supplier Respondents by Total Number of Employees in Organizations (%), 2011 ............................................................................... 11
Table 9: Supplier Respondents by Region (%), 2011.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 10: Annual Procurement Budgets of Transport Industry Buyers in US$ (%), 2011 .................................................................................... 13
Table 11: Annual Procurement Budgets in US$ by Company Type (%), 2011 .................................................................................................... 14
Table 12: Cost Containment vs. Annual Procurement Budgets in US$ (%), 2011 ............................................................................................... 15
Table 13: Annual Procurement B