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Establishing a Mould Management and Operation Framework to Enhance the Competitiveness of SME Manufacturers in Various Industries

Name of Survey:

Establishing a Mould Management and Operation Framework to Enhance the Competitiveness of SME Manufacturers in Various Industries

Survey Background:

The survey was conducted by HKPC as part of a project known as "Establishing a Mould Management and Operation Framework to Enhance the Competitiveness of SME Manufacturers in Various Industries".

Supported by the SME Development Fund of the HKSAR Government, the project is being undertaken by the Federation of Machinery and Metal Industries Limited (FMM) with HKPC as the implementation agent.

Survey Objective:

To investigate current issues about mould management and identify good practices adopted by different companies and industries

Funded Organization / Implementation Agent:

This project was initiated by the FMM and funded by the SME Development Fund. HKPC was the implementation agent.

Conducted Period:

March – June 2005

Sample Size & Methodology:

A total of 143 companies (selected randomly from member companies of the FMM as well as other non-FMM members in related manufacturing industries) were successfully interviewed by telephone. In addition, face-to-face interviews were also conducted with seven leading companies to solicit more in-depth comments and opinions.

Highlights of the Survey Findings (published in February 2006):

• The study revealed that time and resources are managed mostly manually in the development and application of moulds in Hong Kong, underscoring the weakness of many local enterprises in mould management.
• Majority (77%) of the companies interviewed developed their moulds in-house.  Companies producing plastic and metal moulds were 72% and 47% respectively.
• On mould management, 27% of the respondents had no specific system to manage the process of mould operation.  For those who had specific system to manage their mould operating process, 36% said that only part of their mould management systems were computerized, while 20% had almost computerized their systems.  17% of the companies relied on manual or paper records.
• A higher proportion of companies interviewed had made use of computer to enhance their efficiency in the following processes:
  - mould design and drawing (63%)
  - information related to its client and product (48%)
  - task scheduling in mould development process (38%)
  - identification/coding of mould design diagram and accessories (38%)
• Majority (69%) of the respondents expected to benefit from computerization of their mould management systems. On the key benefits in adopting computerized mould management system, 'save time'(60%), 'engage less staff to manage'(32%) and 'enhance work efficiency and accuracy'(24%) were cited.

Enquiry:

Ms Psyche Liu
Strategic Information & Intelligence
Tel: (852) 2788 5815
E-mail: psyche@hkpc.org  

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