Cost and Pricing Library of Resources
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All industries experience price and cost fluctuations, and industries in transition often experience volatility in capacity and lead times that require forward strategic planning. Unfortunately, the data that is readily available for purchase is of unacceptably low-quality to support strategic long-term decisions related to capital investment, market entry, and mergers and acquisitions. Boston Strategies International’s Industry Research series offers proprietary models and frameworks built and maintained by our world-class economists, and blends that quantitative information with primary research to produce information that is difficult to gather and most often not available anywhere, including through major subscription research firms or other consulting firms.
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| The Outlook for Motors and Drives in 2010: Strategies for Success
For manufacturers that were paying attention, the recent economic crisis gave aggressive motor and drive manufacturers a unique opportunity to gain competitive advantage. For those that weren't, the crisis ran hard and deep and may have caused a serious setback. What is the best way to gain competitive advantage during this period of realignment that will generate ongoing benefits when the market stabilizes? This article provides seven tips for what you can do to ensure your company’s success in 2010.
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2010 Rate Outlook Update
Nobody is predicting any dramatic post-recession bounce as the national economy slowly emerges from its fitful and uneasy hibernation. On the freight transportation front, carriers in most sectors are still plagued with overcapacity, hoping that consumers will shake off their credit concerns and begin to register the kind of demands for goods that translate into shipping volume growth.
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| Mitigating High Raw Material Prices
The recent raw material price volatility has hit manufacturing companies hard. Prices of metals, wood products, paper, packaging, and fuel—just to name a few commodity-based raw materials—have all increased markedly.
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Window of Opportunity: 2009 Logistics Rate Outlook
2009 is a hallmark year for renegotiation of rates. It is like somebody pressed the “giant reset button” of logistics.
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| 2008 Logistics Rate Outlook
Where will transport rates go in 2008? Logistics Management magazine's editor interviews a panel of experts. Boston Strategies International's President, David Jacoby, shares some analysis of ocean and non-US freight rates, while modal specialists offer opinions and advice on the US domestic express, rail, and truck markets.
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| Large-Bore Antifriction Bearings Cost and Pricing Analysis
The lead time for large bore bearings has become so long that purchasing managers are scrambling for a solution. This study quantifies and forecasts capacity, lead time, and prices for large bore bearings from 2008 to 2014, providing forecasts of capacity, lead time, cost structures and prices by region and bearing size. It also analyzes capacity utilization, providing detailed listings of new capacity additions, and it benchmarks capacity utilization and capacity reservation practices.
39 pages, 13 charts, 1 table, and 8 diagrams, © 2008.
Price: $500
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| Mill Rolls Cost and Pricing Analysis
As demand for industrial metals soars, rolls for steel and aluminum rolling mills are in increasingly short supply. This study quantifies and forecasts capacity, lead time, and prices for mill rolls from 2008 to 2014, providing forecasts of capacity, lead time, cost structures, and prices by region and type of mill roll. It also analyzes capacity utilization and benchmarks capacity utilization and capacity reservation.
20 pages, 12 charts, and 7 tables, ©2008.
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| 2010 Mid-year Rate Outlook: Paying a Premium
In the earlier stages of the downward economic trend of the past two years, analysts were initially reluctant to use the dreaded “R-word.” But now it seems as if they’re equally wary about using another “R-word,” but this time it’s “recovery.”
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