The client is a manufacturer of composite materials used in automotive industry. The client wanted to understand the competitor landscape along with the key success factors of the competitors.
Research findings were delivered as a custom report including:
Information on the competitors and their key success factors including the following:
• Product Line-up
• Technical Advantage
• Cost Competitiveness
• Production Capability/Technology
• R&D / Development Capability
• Logistics (Location)
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Model (Eg. Not Supplying Part But Providing Solution)
• Others
We followed the following research methodology for gathering the information on the competitors and their key success factors
Secondary research through the following sources:
• Company websites of SMC part manufacturer
• Domain-specific websites
• Annual reports of SMC part manufacturer
• Company filings
• Databases providing company information
• Associations such as Automotive Composites Alliance (ACA) and others
• Journals and magazines
• Other relevant sources
Primary research with competitor companies and automotive OEMs. The following people were contacted:
• Business development executives
• Sales managers
• Head of R&D
• Head of Engineering
• Directors
• Presidents and vice-presidents
• Other senior executives
Our research helped the client to gain knowledge on the competitors. This study aided the client in improving their productt to capture the market