Steel Casting Industry In Eastern Europe
Need a comprehensive market research report on steel castings in eastern europe. The product focus in axle housings used in heavy automotive applications. Need a freelancer who understands how to conduct market research and has access to local markets in eastern europe. The below toc should be able to provide more direction
product: axle housings
market: steel castings
industry: heavy automotive
source locations: eastern europe (czech republic, poland and turkey)
destination: finland
currency: usd/ eur
i. Market overview:
1. Market overview (europe: czech republic, poland and turkey)
a. Market size (supply), growth trend and forecast (2012-17) in mt
b. Key market drivers and constraints
c. Key regulations impacting steel castings industry
2. Industry analysis:
a. Analysis of key end use industries impacting steel castings
b. Porter’s 5 force analysis
c. Pestel analysis for czech republic, poland and turkey
ii. Regional analysis- czech republic:
1. Supplier analysis:
a. Identification and profiling of suppliers (czech republic) with regard to:
i. Contact details
ii. Location
iii. Ownership structure (%)
iv. Product portfolio
v. Annual production and capacity (mt)
vi. Manufacturing locations
vii. Key markets served
viii. Certifications
ix. Revenues (usd or eur)
x. Key clients
a. Swot analysis for 3 major suppliers in czech republic chosen on the basis of revenue, capacity, markets served, etc.
B. Proportion (%) of suppliers supplying to the heavy automotive industry
2. Cost analysis:
a. Cost/ kg of axle housings in czech republic
b. Cost structure of production of axle housings broken down by:
i. Raw material costs
ii. Labor costs
iii. Energy costs
iv. Tooling costs
v. Overhead costs
3. Tco benchmarking:
a. Calculation of total cost of sourcing from czech republic to finland based on:
i. Cost of production
ii. Profit margins
iii. Logistics
iii. Regional analysis- poland:
2. Supplier analysis:
a. Identification and profiling of suppliers (poland) with regard to:
i. Contact details
ii. Location
iii. Ownership structure (%)
iv. Product portfolio
v. Annual production and capacity (mt)
vi. Manufacturing locations
vii. Key markets served
viii. Certifications
ix. Revenues (usd or eur)
x. Key clients
b. Swot analysis for 3 major suppliers in poland chosen on the basis of revenue, capacity, markets served, etc.
C. Proportion (%) of suppliers supplying to the heavy automotive industry
3. Cost analysis:
a. Cost/ kg of axle housings in poland
b. Cost structure of production of axle housings broken down by:
i. Raw material costs
ii. Labor costs
iii. Energy costs
iv. Tooling costs
v. Overhead costs
4. Tco benchmarking:
a. Calculation of total cost of sourcing from poland to finland based on:
i. Cost of production
ii. Profit margins
iii. Logistics
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