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At-a-glance view of the Self Portrait of the Printing industry as percieved by the online-members. How attractive is it? You be the judge.

<ePoll 001 : Profitability>   (Launched on Jan 01 2001)

I believe that offset printing business is :

Very Profitable  13.7%
Profitable  64.8%
No Profit/Loss  9.6%
Loss-Making  1.8%
Hopeless  3.3%

No. of votes = 335

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<ePoll 002 : Growth>   (Launched on Jan 23 2001)

I believe that the growth rate of the offset printing business during :

Current Year 2000-2001
Above 15%  11.3%
15% - 10%  38.7%
9% - 5%  30%
4% - 0%  16%
Negative  4%

No. of votes = 150

Next Year 2001-2002
Above 15%  16%
15% - 10%  32.7%
9% - 5%  30%
4% - 0%  15.3%
Negative  6%

No. of votes = 150

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<ePoll003 : Quality of Indian printed products>   (Launched on Feb 28 2001)

In my opinion, the quality of Indian offset printed products is :

(Rated on a scale of 1 to10, with 10 being worldclass.)

Quality ofVotesAverage Score
Newspaper
 		201  5.7
Magazines
 		199  6.4
Packaging Materials
 		200  5.9
Publicity Materials
 		201  6.3
Text Books
 		198  4.5

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<ePoll004 : Quality of Indian offset machines>   (Launched on Mar 22 2001)

My ratings of the best Indian offset printing machines as compared with the best in the world :

(Rated on a scale of 1 to10, with 10 being world's best.)

(Single & two colour machines have not been included for the sake of brevity.)

Sheetfed offset in four or more colours :

Quality IssuesVotesAverage Score
Print quality
 		72  5.5
Productivity
 		73  5.4
Print wastage
 		71  5.1
Value-for-money
 		70  5.6


Web offset, coldset, high-speed, in four or more colours :
Quality IssuesVotesAverage Score
Print quality
 		63  5.8
Productivity
 		58  6
Print wastage
 		59  5.1
Value-for-money
 		59  5.7


Web offset, heatset, high-speed, in four or more colours :
Quality IssuesVotesAverage Score
Print quality
 		62  5.8
Productivity
 		64  5.7
Print wastage
 		64  5
Value-for-money
 		70  5.7

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<ePoll005 : Quality of Indian consumables : Papers; Inks; Plates>   (Launched on July 05 2001)

My ratings for the best brands of Indian consumables as compared with leading international brands are given below :

(Rated on a scale of 1 to10, with 10 being world's best.)

 Offset Printing Papers :

Quality ofVotesAverage Score
Coated Papers
 		127  6.3
Uncoated Papers
 		134  6
Boards
 		122  5.5
Newsprint
 		115  4.9


Offset Inks :
Quality ofVotesAverage Score
Black Inks
 		132  6.4
Process Inks
 		129  6.4
Metallic Inks
 		107  5


Offset Plates :
Quality ofVotesAverage Score
Positive Plates
 		140  7.5
Negative Plates
 		125  7.4

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<ePoll 006 : Technology Trends for the Indian Graphic Arts industry>   (Launched on Aug 21 2001)

My ratings of the level of importance of the following technologies for my business for the next 24 months :

(Rated on a scale of 1 to10, with 10 being the most important.)

 Prepress :

Importance ofVotesAverage Score
Digital Photography
 		44  6.3
Computer-to-Film
 		45  6.6
Digital Proofing (Inkjet/ Dyesub)
 		43  6.7
Computer-to-Plate
 		44  6.4


Offset Printing :

Importance ofVotesAverage Score
Computer-to-Plate-on-Press (e.g. Heidelberg DI press)
 		37  5.8
Conventional 4 (or more) Colour Sheetfed Offset Press
 		38  6.8
Semi or Fully automated 4 (or more) Colour Sheetfed Offset Press
 		37  6.1
Coldset Web Offset Press
 		29  6.4
Heatset Web Offset Press
 		31  6.3
Environmentally-friendly Safe-to-use Chemistry
 		35  6.6


Digital Printing :

Importance ofVotesAverage Score
Computer-to-Press (e.g. Xeikon, Indigo, etc.)
 		31  5.5
Computer-to-Colour Copier
 		34  5.5
Computer-to-Inkjet Printer (Large-format)
 		34  6.7


Finishing :

Importance ofVotesAverage Score
Online Coating
 		33  6
UV Varnish
 		32  5.9
Automated Bindery
 		33  5.9
Automated Carton Finishing
 		31  5.7


Internet :

Importance ofVotesAverage Score
Own Website
 		41  6.5
File Transfer
 		39  7.3
Print Tendering / Collaborative Commerce
 		40  6.6
eBusiness / ERP Solutions
 		40  6.7

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<ePoll 007 : Growth Perceptions for 2002>   (Launched on Nov 20 2001)

Growth Perceptions for 2002 in view of the uncertainties created by the war on terrorism and global recession.

My growth rate for the period April to November 2001 has been :

Above 15%  19.5%
15% - 10%  31%
9% - 5%  29.2%
4% - 0%  15%
Negative  5.3%

No. of votes = 113

I expect the growth rate for the calendar year 2002 to be :

Above 15%  15.9%
15% - 10%  46%
9% - 5%  20.4%
4% - 0%  10.6%
Negative  7.1%

No. of votes = 113

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