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CII-BCG Manufacturing
Leadership Survey 2014
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to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory
and consultative processes.
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proactive role in India‘s development process. Founded in 1895, India‘s premier business
association has over 7200 members, from the Private as well as public sectors, including SMEs
and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 100,000 enterprises from around 242 national
and regional sectoral industry bodies.
With 64 offices, including 9 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 7 overseas offices in Australia,
China, Egypt, France, Singapore, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 312
counterpart organizations in 106 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and
the international business community.
Note to the readers
The CII-BCG Manufacturing Leadership Survey 2014 was launched to gauge the
pulse of industry leaders on the current scenario and future prospects for the
Indian manufacturing sector. The survey was hosted online and sent through email
to top management of CII member companies in the manufacturing sector.
The survey results, complied from 102 responses, have been selectively
incorporated in the background note for the summit. We would like to thank all
the respondents to the survey for their valuable inputs.
The following pages contain summarised responses for select questions in the
survey. The results have been complied from survey responses received and do not
necessarily reflect BCG's view on the subject.
What has been the average annual growth of your sector's India operations in recent past?
33%
31%
30 30
27%
24% 24% 24%
21% 21% 21%
20%
20 19% 20 19%
17%
13% 13%
11%
9%
10 10
7%
5%
0 0
<2% 2-5% 5-8% 8-10% >10% <2% 2-5% 5-8% 8-10% >10%
CEO survey responses 2013 CEO survey responses 2014 xx% : 2013 CEO survey average yy% : 2014 CEO survey average
What has been the average annual growth of your company's India operations in recent past?
5.6% 8% 5.7%
60 40
55%
35% 5.7%
50 47% 32%
29%
30 28%
40
20%
30 20 19%
20 17% 19%
16% 10%
10 9% 9%
12% 8%
10%
10 8% 8% 8%
0 0
<2% 2-5% 5-8% 8-10% >10% <2% 2-5% 5-8% 8-10% >10%
2013 CEO survey responses 2014 CEO survey responses xx% : 2013 CEO survey average yy% : 2014 CEO survey average
Do you see stronger growth over the next 5 years compared to last 5 years?
48% 60%
<3% 2.6%
67% 77%
2.4% 1.9%
21% 13%
1.7% 1 to 3%
21% 13%
70% of the respondents expect
growth over next 5 years to be
21% 20% greater than last 5 years
-1 to 1%
9% 10%
8% 5%
-1 to -3%
2% 0%
1% 1%
<-3%
1% 0%
80 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100
2013 CEO survey responses 2014 CEO survey responses xx% : 2013 CEO survey average yy% : 2014 CEO survey average
Given the recent announcements and the government's intent to drive manufacturing growth, how do you
see the manufacturing sector growth in India over the next five years?
40 37%
34% 34%
20
15%
11%
7% 6%
4% 4%
0% 0%
0
<5% 5 - 7% 7 - 9% 9 - 10% 10 - 15% >15%
2013 CEO survey responses 2014 CEO survey responses xx% : 2013 CEO survey average yy% : 2014 CEO survey average
4.8%
4.3%
2
3.7%
3.0% 2.8%
2.6% 2.7%
2.3% 2.4%
1 1.9%
0
South South Asia China Middle East Africa Latin Eastern US Western Other
East Asia America Europe Europe
On average, do you see Indian manufacturing companies getting better at the following?
47%
40 40
28%
21% 20%
20 20
12%
7%
5%
0% 1%
0 0
Strongly Somewhat Neither Somewhat Strongly Strongly Somewhat Neither Somewhat Strongly
agree agree agree nor disagree disagree agree agree agree nor disagree disagree
disagree disagree
1. For example shop floor process innovation –cost-efficient mix of labor & automation to improve turnaround time in an assembly line
On average, do you see Indian manufacturing companies getting better at attracting top talent?
30
22%
20%
20
14%
10
1%
0
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree
nor disagree
In which levels of the organization do you see the largest recruiting / retaining challenge?
33%
30
25%
22%
20
16%
10
4%
0
Workmen Shopfloor management Allied functions Sales and Marketing Senior leadership roles
Will your company be investing more time and resources over the next 5 years compared
to last 5 years in the following?
48%
40 40
35%
32%
20 20
14%
8%
1% 1% 1% 0%
0 0
Strongly Somewhat Neither Somewhat Strongly Strongly Somewhat Neither Somewhat Strongly
agree agree agree nor disagree disagree agree agree agree nor disagree disagree
disagree disagree
1. For example shop floor process innovation –cost-efficient mix of labor & automation to improve TAT in an assembly line
What should be the target, aspirational growth rate for manufacturing in India from now till 2020?
>65%
30
20
34%
29%
26%
10 20% 21%
17% 19%
13%
9% 7%
6%
0
<5% 5 - 7% 7 - 9% 9 - 10% 10 - 15% >15%
2013 CEO survey responses 2014 CEO survey responses xx% : 2013 CEO survey average yy% : 2014 CEO survey average
Which are the key sectors to drive manufacturing growth in India and abroad, up to 2020? (select top 3)
20
15 14%
13% 12%
11%
10
8%
6%
5%
5%
5
2%
1%
0
Automobiles Food Textile, Chemicals 3 Electrical Non- Metal Medical, Basic Rubber & Other
and products 2 apparel, and metallic products optical and metals petroleum
transport leather electronics products4 precision
equipment 1 machinery equipments
1. includes parts & accessories 2. includes beverages & tobacco 3. includes pharmaceuticals 4. includes glass, cement, ceramic, building materials, etc.
Entrepreneurial businesses/
22% 21%
large number of SMEs
4% Technology 4%
25 20 15 10 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 25
Frugal engineering
12% 10%
(’Jugaad’)
9% Process capability 9%
Entrepreneurship
7% 7%
(large # of SMEs)
30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Other 7%
0 10 20 30 40
What would be the key demand-side driver for manufacturing growth in India for the next 5 years?
40
56%
51% 50%
43%
20 40% 41%
9% 7%
3%
0
Domestic Both Domestic and Exports Exports
What would be your aspiration for India's share in global exports in 2020 (currently 1.6%)?
34% >90%
30
23% 23%
20% 20% 20%
20 19%
16%
13%
10%
10
3%
0%
0
1-5-2% 2-2.5% 2.5-3% 3-4% 4-5% >5%
2013 CEO survey responses 2014 CEO survey responses xx% : 2013 CEO survey average yy% : 2014 CEO survey average
What is your share/ your target share of revenue coming from following geographies?
+2.4% +1.7%
+2.7% +3.0%
6
+2.6%
+2.6%
+1.7%
+1.6% +2.0%
4
6.9%
6.1% 5.8% 6.1%
5.7%
5.2% 5.0% 4.8%
4.3% 4.4%
2 3.9% 3.8%
3.7%
3.0% 2.8% 2.7%
2.6% 2.3% 2.4%
1.9%
0
South South Asia China Middle East Africa Latin Eastern US Western Other
East Asia America Europe Europe
Which countries will be our biggest competitors in the export markets, between now and 2020?
(select top 3)
30
26%
20
13%
10
7% 7%
5%
3%
2%
1%
0%
0
China South Latin East European South USA Middle Africa Others
East Asian American European countries Asian East
countries countries countries countries
86%
80
60
40
20
13%
1%
0
Yes Somewhat No
How does digital/ technology impact manufacturing industry the most? (Select top 3 choices)
50 120%
103% 103%
40
30 68%
63%
20
33%
10
3%
0
Increase Enable real Improve Reduce new Optimize Enable real Foster Optimize Other
productivity time product product product time demand innovation pricing
manufacturing quality development delivery management
and stock life-cycle
management
Market-oriented activities Factory oriented activities Mixed activities (market and factory)
In what areas do you see the impact of digital/ technology trends the most? (select at least 2 choices)
21%
20
16%
10 9%
9%
7%
4%
3%
2% 2% 1%
0
Automobiles Electrical Medical, Food Chemicals Textile, Metal Rubber & Non- Basic Other
and and optical and products apparel, products petroleum metallic metals
transport electronics precision leather products
equipment machinery equipments
Agenda
84%
80
60
40
20
12%
2% 2%
0
Significant change Significant change in Significant change in Minimal change across
in conceptualization implementation conceptualization conceptualization &
& implementation implementation
0 10 20 30 40 0 20 40 60 80
Note: Other challenges listed include availability of skilled manpower labor reforms, labor availability , skill shortage, competition from low cost countries like China and Vietnam, global economic and political
uncertainty, higher taxes and duties, lack of comprehensive, consistent and stable policy framework, no real cost competitiveness due to energy, taxes, freight transaction, taxes, ...
How confident are you in the ability of the "Make in India" campaign to becoming a reality?
40
30
49%
44%
20
10
6%
0
Highly confident Somewhat confident Not confident
What are the top requirements towards making "Make in India" a reality? (rank top 2)
Political stability 9%
Aggressively marketing/ re-branding Indian
manufacturing image in international scene 9%
Deeper linkage and coordination between central and
state departments 9%
Incentives 5%
Others 2%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Includes construction
equipment, gems and
21% jewellery plastics, ...
20
12%
10 9%
8%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1% 1%
0
Automobiles Other Diversified Non- Metal Chemicals Basic Electrical Rubber & Textile, Food Not filled
and businesses metallic products (includes metals and petroleum apparel, products
transport products pharmaceuticals) electronics leather
equipment machinery
40
30
21%
20 18%
11%
10
0
Sales in India, Sales in India, manufacturing Sales in multiple countries, Other
manufacturing in India in multiple countries (incl manufacturing only in India
What is the size of your company's India operations? (in terms of annual turnover in Rs. Cr.)
13%
10 9%
5 4%
3% 3%
0
<100 Crores 100 - 200 Crores 200 - 500 Crores 500 - 1000 Crores >1000 Crores Not filled
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