Ceramic bathroom "ups" how a company to resolve the high cost pressure

Recently, as ceramic companies face rising prices of raw materials, rising labor costs, and rising operating costs, the “low-cost era” of the ceramic industry has come to an end, and the “high-cost era” is an unexpected occurrence. , and will become the mainstream in the future. The high cost era is a huge test for the ceramic industry. In this regard, ceramic companies should clearly recognize that the dangers of high costs and potential hazards must take effective measures to actively respond.

In the high-cost ceramic industry era, companies are turning to management to dig out the benefits. Increasing the unit price of products is a reaction from instinct. Faced with the pressure of cost, many ceramic companies have adopted the most direct and most effective way to resolve cost pressures. It is reported that this year, Foshan, some well-known bathroom brand fear of market sales pressure, have raised product prices, some sanitary enterprises in Chaozhou forced by the pressure of survival has also increased the price of related products, ceramic sanitary ware industry "up" one.

Industry insiders predict that more and more ceramic sanitary ware brands will join the ranks of rising prices in 2011. Raising prices is a kind of representation. It should not be a passing on of costs, and should be paid by consumers alone. Behind the need for ceramic companies from product value, scientific and technological content, quality and other aspects continue to increase, in order to achieve high-quality products, high value-added, high value, high prices followed by deferred.

Some SMEs are meticulous in their efforts to eliminate waste, increase production efficiency, and resolve cost pressures. They have made careful calculations, precise budgets, small changes, innovative inventions, and strengthened new product R&D designs. They have optimized formulas, materials substitution, simplified processes, and improved quality rating rates. Such methods as reducing production costs, marketing expenses, management fees, and financial expenses. A local sanitary agent stated that it is necessary to optimize and reengineer processes for production, management, operations, etc., and fundamentally create conditions for cost reduction. The cost of control will be foreshadowed to reduce costs, such as reducing procurement costs, increasing inventory turnover, increasing asset turnover, reducing human resource costs, and reducing time costs and efficiency costs.

The “high-cost era” of ceramic sanitary ware industry indicates that a brand-new competition model and pattern are emerging, and the concept of countermeasures and thoughts are different from each other. Therefore, in order for ceramic sanitary enterprises to achieve sustainable scientific development, they must adhere to the principle of adjusting industry, product structure, and transforming the development approach on two legs, focusing on energy conservation, emission reduction, clean production, environmental protection, employment according to law, and intensification. Investment in technological innovation, nurturing independent brands, owning independent intellectual property rights, building core competitiveness and other elements and links are fundamental to the company's efforts to resolve high cost pressures.