Q4 2011/Q1 2012 Trends in Injection Molding
A value of 100 is the breakeven level. Numbers that exceed 100 indicate that more respondents reported a positive change in the metric. Numbers falling below 100 indicate that more respondents reported a negative change in the metric.
|
Metric |
Q411 |
Q112 |
|
Sales |
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|
Sales - Core Customer |
107.1 |
128.6 |
|
Sales - New Customer |
142.9 |
135.7 |
|
Quoting Activity |
100.0 |
121.4 |
|
Prices Received for Product |
92.9 |
142.9 |
|
Investments |
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|
Inventory - Raw Materials |
100.0 |
128.6 |
|
Inventory - Finished Goods |
92.9 |
100.0 |
|
Capital Expenditures |
121.4 |
128.6 |
|
Production |
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|
# of Employees (FTEs) |
100.0 |
128.6 |
|
Supplier Delivery Lead Times |
85.7 |
92.9 |
|
Resin Prices |
78.6 |
35.7 |
|
Productivity |
128.6 |
121.4 |
|
Profitability |
107.1 |
121.4 |
