Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI
Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI
Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI
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a. Perception of <strong>Machinery</strong> by Country:<br />
Country Overall Opinion Quality Up-to-date<br />
Technology<br />
Service<br />
Britain Average Average Average Poor<br />
Canada Average Average Average Average<br />
Germany Good Good Good Average<br />
Italy Good Good Average Average<br />
Japan Average Average Average Average<br />
Netherlands Good Good Good Average<br />
Switzerland Excellent Excellent Excellent Good<br />
United States Average Average Good Good<br />
b. Perception of Pricing by Country:<br />
Country Price<br />
Britain Somewhat Expensive<br />
Canada Good Prices<br />
Germany Somewhat Expensive<br />
Italy Average<br />
Japan Average<br />
Netherlands Average<br />
Switzerland Somewhat Expensive<br />
United States Good Prices<br />
7. Purchasing Policies and Financial Arrangements:<br />
Legal department fine-tunes any contracts required. Engineering makes purchase<br />
decisions. Terms – 30% down payment /30% progress payment /30% after<br />
inspection prior to shipment /10% after installation and meeting of performance<br />
guarantee. Occasional large contracts may have different terms, i.e. smaller down<br />
payment + more progress payments. Cadbury finds turnkey solutions are nice to<br />
have; however purchases are often driven by costs and result in the acquisition of<br />
individual pieces.<br />
8. Purchasing Issues:<br />
Meeting corporate, financial hurdle rates.<br />
9. Trade Show Attendance:<br />
Trade Shows: <strong>PMMI</strong>, PACK EXPO, Interpack<br />
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