Sep 9, 2019   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Ceramics - Global Procurement Market Intelligence Report, 2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "Global Ceramics - Procurement Market Intelligence Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report provides actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance in the Global Ceramics Market. It helps sourcing professionals formulate better category strategies, enhance savings, understand supplier and market challenges, and implement sourcing best practices.

The report provides up-to-date information about market shifts and potential risks, as well as in-depth knowledge of products and services, which can help in planning and in executing category management activities. It focuses on the cost-saving aspects of procurement and on providing insights that can lead to optimization of category spend.

Key Insights

The global market for ceramics is set to experience an accelerating category spend momentum because of the biodegradable nature attained by the products that are made of ceramic.

End-user industries such as electrical and electronic, automobile, construction, and within electric and automotive components are creating high demand for this category which will also contribute to the spend momentum during the forecast period.

One of the procurement best practices for the buyers is to conduct TCO analysis before selecting a supplier.

According to the report, one of the key growth contributors for the global ceramics market is the extensive category usage in end-user industries such as electrical and electronic, automobile, construction, and within electric and automotive components.

Further, the report states that one of the key category management strategies for the buyers in the global ceramics market is to partner with suppliers who offer products with low defect rate that will save the buyer's replacement costs.

Category driver

  • Increasing inclination toward eco-friendly products
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Category management strategy

  • Implementation of demand forecasting techniques
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Procurement best practices

  • Outsourcing of pre- and post-manufacturing activities
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Key questions answered in this report

  • What are the market dynamics?
  • What are the key market trends?
  • What are the category growth drivers?
  • What are the constraints on category growth?
  • Who are the suppliers in this market?
  • What are the demand-supply shifts?
  • What are the major category requirements?
  • What are the procurement best practices in this market?

Key Topics Covered

PART 01: Executive Summary

PART 02: Market Insights

  • Global category spend
  • Category spend growth
  • Spend segmentation by region
  • Regional spend dynamics
  • Regional influence on global spend
  • Regional spend opportunity for suppliers

PART 03: Category Pricing Insights

  • Pricing outlook
  • Supplier cost structure
  • Outlook for input costs
  • Total cost of ownership analysis
  • Overview of pricing models
  • Comparison of pricing models
  • Supply chain margins
  • Cost drivers impacting pricing
  • Volume drivers impacting pricing

PART 04: Cost-Saving Opportunities

  • Supplier-side levers
  • Buyer-side levers
  • Quantifying cost-saving opportunities
  • Quantifying cost savings by negotiation strategies

PART 05: Best Practices

  • Innovation and success stories
  • Procurement excellence best practices
  • Procurement best practices
  • Sustainability practices

PART 06: Category Ecosystem

  • Market favorability index for suppliers
  • Competitiveness index for suppliers
  • Buyers power
  • Supplier power
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Threat of substitutes
  • Buyer ecosystem
  • Supplier ecosystem

PART 07: Category Management Strategy

  • Category management objectives
  • Supplier and buyer KPIs
  • Outsourcing category management activities
  • Risk management

PART 08: Category Management Enablers

  • Procurement organization
  • Category enablers

PART 09: Suppliers Selection

  • RFx Essentials
  • Supplier selection criteria
  • Service Level Agreement
  • Incumbent supplier evaluation metrics

PART 10: Suppliers Under Coverage

  • Overview
  • Supplier positioning
  • Profile: Saint-Gobain
  • Profile: AGC Ceramics
  • Profile: Corning
  • Profile: Nippon Sheet Glass
  • Profile: CNG
  • Profile: CEMEX

PART 11: US Market Insights

  • Category spend in the US
  • Price outlook
  • Supplier cost structure in the US
  • Margins of suppliers in the US
  • Category cost drivers
  • Category volume drivers
  • Overview of best practices in the US
  • Procurement best practices in the US
  • US supply market overview
  • Supplier positioning for the US
  • Regional category risks

PART 12: Category Definition

  • Category hierarchy
  • Category scope
  • Category map

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