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Survey of exporters, past exporter and potential exporters. Subtitle: Exporters. Presenter: Dr. Andre Gouws. Date: 24 January 2013. The purpose of the surveys. Four groups were surveyed: Exporters Past exporters Potential (non) exporters Reference group.
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Survey of exporters, past exporter and potential exporters Subtitle: Exporters Presenter: Dr. Andre Gouws Date: 24 January 2013
The purpose of the surveys • Four groups were surveyed: • Exporters • Past exporters • Potential (non) exporters • Reference group
There were a total of 374 respondents Profile of respondents:Exporters Total number of full time paid employees Origin of responses - exporters
Benefits of exporting • Commercial advantages • increased sales; • increased profits; • reduced risk; • lower unit costs; • economies of scale; • reduced seasonal fluctuations in sales; • extended product life cycle. • Financial • Organisational
Current export channels Trading Houses in Canada and Hong Kong, Sogo Shosha (general Trading House), Semen S by product) in Japan, Comercializadoras in Latin America, OSCI (OpérateurSpécialisé en Commerce Extérieur) in France, EMC (Export Management Company) and ETC (Export Trading Company) in the USA, Export House in India.
Profile of respondents:Potential exporters Origin of respondents
Origin of respondents Profile of respondents:Past exporters
Comparative and competitive advantage – Inputs - Raw materials
Comparative and competitive advantage Value chains