Packaging
Panel Report
Buyer Spend Activity and Procurement
Behaviors and Strategies in the Packaging
Industry - 2011-2012: Survey Intelligence
Reference code: SR003SI
Published: Aug 2011
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 5
2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 What is this report about? ................................................................................................................ 8
2.2 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 8
2.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Profile of survey respondents ..........................................................................................................11
2.4.1 Profile of buyer respondents ..................................................................................................................... 11
2.4.2 Profile of supplier respondents ................................................................................................................. 13
3 Packaging Industry Buyer Spend Activity ........................................................................ 15
3.1 Annual procurement budgets ..........................................................................................................16
3.1.1 Annual procurement budgets by company type ....................................................................................... 18
3.1.2 Annual procurement budgets by region .................................................................................................... 19
3.1.3 Annual procurement budgets by company turnover ................................................................................. 21
3.2 Planned change in procurement spend ...........................................................................................23
3.2.1 Planned change in procurement spend by region .................................................................................... 25
3.2.2 Planned change in procurement spend by company turnover ................................................................. 27
3.3 Planned change in procurement spend by product and service category ........................................30
3.3.1 Planned change in procurement spend by product and service category by region ............................... 34
3.3.2 Planned change in procurement spend by product and service category by company turnover ............. 36
3.4 Variations in regional supplier prices ...............................................................................................37
3.4.1 Variations in regional supplier prices by region ........................................................................................ 38
3.4.2 Variations in regional supplier prices by company turnover ..................................................................... 39
4 Procurement Behaviors and Strategies ............................................................................ 40
4.1 Critical success factors for supplier selection ..................................................................................41
4.2 Future procurement objectives ........................................................................................................45
4.2.1 Future procurement objectives by region ................................................................................................. 47
4.2.2 Future procurement objectives by company turnover .............................................................................. 48
4.3 E-procurement ................................................................................................................................49
4.3.1 E-procurement by region .......................................................................................................................... 51
4.3.2 E-procurement by company turnover ....................................................................................................... 53
5 Appendix .............................................................................................................................. 55
5.1 Methodology ...................................................................................................................................55
5.2 Contact us .......................................................................................................................................55
5.3 About ICD Research .......................................................................................................................55
5.4 Disclaimer .......................................................................................................................................56
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Annual Procurement Budgets of Packaging Buyers in US$ (%), 2009–2010–2011 .............................................................................. 17
Figure 2: Annual Procurement Budgets in US$ by Company Type (%), 2011 ..................................................................................................... 18
Figure 3: Annual Procurement Budgets in US$ by Region (%), 2011 .................................................................................................................. 20
Figure 4: Annual Procurement Budgets in US$ by Company Turnover (%), 2011 ................................................................................................ 22
Figure 5: Expected Change in Total Procurement Expenditure of Packaging Buyers (%), 2010–2011................................................................ 24
Figure 6: Expected Change in Total Procurement Expenditure by Region (%), 2011 .......................................................................................... 26
Figure 7: Expected Change in Total Procurement Expenditure by Company Turnover (%), 2011 ....................................................................... 28
Figure 8: Future Change in Expenditure by Product and Service Category by Packaging Buyers (%), 2011................................................................................. 32
Figure 9: Future Change in Expenditure by Product and Service Category by Packaging Buyers (%), 2011................................................................................. 33
Figure 10: Future Change in Expenditure by Product and Service Category of Packaging Buyers by Region (%), 2011.................................................................. 35
Figure 11: Future Change in Expenditure by Product and Service Category of Buyers by Company Turnover (%), 2011.......................................................................... 36
Figure 12: Variations in Regional Supplier Prices (%), 2011 ............................................................................................................................... 37
Figure 13: Variations in Regional Supplier Prices by Region (%), 2011 .............................................................................................................. 38
Figure 14: Variations in Regional Supplier Prices by Company Turnover (%), 2011 ........................................................................................... 39
Figure 15: Critical Success Factors for Supplier Selection - Buyers vs. Suppliers, 2011 ..................................................................................... 43
Figure 16: Critical Success Factors for Supplier Selection - Buyers vs. Suppliers, 2011 ..................................................................................... 44
Figure 17: Future Procurement Objectives (%), 2011 ......................................................................................................................................... 46
Figure 18: E–Procurement: Level of Implementation (%), 2011 .......................................................................................................................... 50
Figure 19: E–Procurement: Level of Implementation by Region (%), 2011 ......................................................................................................... 52
Figure 20: E–Procurement: Level of Implementation by Company Turnover (%), 2011 ...................................................................................... 54
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