Trends Driving The Flexo Industry

摘要

The following are the key industry trends as seen by FTA. 1. Consolidation is projected to thrive as a tool to increase competitiveness. This will result in fewer, but larger, companies and will further polarize smaller and larger firms. 2. Companies are under pressure to improve profitability. This is expected to be accomplished through such aggressive cost-cutting efforts as de-layering, outsourcing, and out-tasking. 3. Sustainable competitive advantage would be built by focusing on the core business, while divesting support functions. 4. Breaking down of barriers between customers and suppliers through increased sharing of information. 5. Producers of goods are evolving from being manufacturers to becoming facilitators that coordinate a group of key vendors to achieve organizational goals. 6. Distinction between employees and suppliers is dissolving. 7. Packaging industry suppliers will be paid not for the materials supplied but for achievement of goals as number of units safely shipped and level of customer satisfaction achieved.