Production Business Data Gathering Tool

Production Business Data Gathering Tool

What is the business name?
Has the business been registered?
If Yes, when?

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When did the operations begin?

MonthDayYear
Type of Organisation:

What are your product and services in terms of the following?

Rows	Product or Service	Uses	Quality Features	Competitive Advantage	Availability	Substitutes
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Who are your customers?

Rows	Customer Type/Class	Location	Income Level	Sex	Education	Influencing Factors
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Who are your competitors?

Rows	Competitor Identity	Size Volume	Profitability Level	Method of Operations	Pricing	Strength Weakness	Personnel	Inventory Level
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Why did you choose this location? Describe the suitability of the chosen location in the following parameters below:

Rows	Site	Type of Accommodation	Cost of Rent	Traffic Situation	Proximity to Customer	Proximity to Competitor
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What is your pricing structure/strategy?

Rows	Product	Unit Price (N)	Unit Cost of Production (N)	Payment Terms	Competitor Pricing	Discount Given (Y/N)
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What marketing methods are adopted to distribute and sell the product/service?
What marketing method is being adopted?

Rows	Position	Qualification	Experience	Job Description	Salary or Wages	Reporting Line	Number Required
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What are the raw materials used to run the business?

Rows	Materials	Inventory Level	Unit Price	Local or Imported	Reason for the Supplier	Challenges of Purchase
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Rows	Name of Equipment	Quality & Durability	Capacity	Unit Price	Local or Imported	Problem of Purchase
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Rows	Product	Unit Price (N)	Volume (Best Scenario)	Volume (Worst Scenario)	Value (N) (Best Scenario)	Value (N) (Worst Scenario)
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Start Up Cost

Rows	Item Required	Uses of Item	Quantity Required	Cost of Item (N)
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State three (3) critical factors that can hinder the success of the business"
State how the above factors can be minimised:
Should be Empty: