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CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES OF MANUFACTURING IN FIJI. Lot 1 Baka Pl, Laucala Beach Estate P.O.Box 5211, Raiwaqa , Fiji Islands Ph.: (679) 3345 854 Fax: (679) 3345 320 Email: chf@comforthomefurnishing.com Web: www.chf - group.com. MUNUFACTURING BEDS FOAM LOUNGE WOODEN FURNITURE.
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CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES OF MANUFACTURING IN FIJI
Lot 1 Baka Pl, Laucala Beach Estate P.O.Box 5211, Raiwaqa, Fiji Islands Ph.: (679) 3345 854 Fax: (679) 3345 320 Email: chf@comforthomefurnishing.com Web: www.chf-group.com
MUNUFACTURING • BEDS • FOAM • LOUNGE • WOODEN FURNITURE
CHALLENGES FACED BY CHF MANUFACTURING • Increasing Costs • Inadequate skilled Labor
Cost Raw Material + Labor + Overhead Cost Selling Price + Profit
Cost Scenario 1 Scenario 3 Sale Price Profit Raw-Material Overhead Labor Maintain Scenario 2 Maintain
CONTROLLING COSTS Raw Materials – Find Alternative Sources Labor – Increase Efficiency By Increasing Volume Output Overhead – Cost Cutting
COST In Order to Counter for the Increasing costs, We need to Increase Volume or Market Share. That Includes looking at the Export Market.
SKILLS In-house Training to Upgrade Skills Inadequate Skills Inefficiencies Employ Semi-Skilled/unskilled Decreased Production Rate Skilled Migration Cost to Employ skills Skilled migration Training
Opportunities of Manufacturing In FIJI
Manufacture to Substitute Importation
Manufacture to Export Compete Against Asian Markets in Our Region Advantages: Familiarity with the Region & the People Able to Ship Mix Container Loads Lower Cost of Shipping MSG & SPATECA Agreements
Fiji Has The Potential To Become The Manufacturing Hub Of The South Pacific