Department of Agribusiness Management College of Agriculture, Dharwad-580005
RESEARCH TITLE
A study on packaging and value addition in traditional and modern consumer retail units: Aneconomic analysis APPENDIX I
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RETAIL OUTLETS 1. Name of the Retail Outlet :
2. Place :
3. Year of establishment : 4. Owned/ Rented/ Leased building :
5. Ownership of the Business: Sole proprietor/Partnership 6. If owned avg. rent for the same in that area: Rs.
7. Initial investment incurred to set up the shop: Rs.
8. If leased Rs: Per Yrs
9. Number of Permanent employees:
10. Salary/month (Rs) 11. Recurring costs (Rs)
a. Rent : b. Electricity:
c. Maintenance:
d. Others:
12. Employment pattern:
Number Salary / month (Rs.) Male
Own
Female Male Hired
(Permanent)
Female Male Hired
(Seasonal)
Female
I. Packaging material used for different products:
Sl.
No.
Products Packaging materials Quality Quantity of the packet 1 Rice
2 Wheat
3 Tur
4 Green gram
5 Cashew
6 Raisins
7 Pickle
8 Milk
9 Vermicelli
10 Papad
Quantity and value of different packed products in retail outlets:
Sl.
No.
Products Quantity Value Price
1 Rice
2 Wheat
3 Tur
4 Green gram
5 Cashew
6 Raisins
7 Pickle
8 Milk
9 Vermicelli
10 Papad
Purchase pattern and Source of purchase of packaging materials:
Sl No.
Packaging Materials
Purchase pattern
Source of purchase
Mode of purchase
Quantity (Kgs/month)
Average Price (Rs/kg)
Value (Rs)
III. Cost of packaging:
Sl No.
Products Cost components Cost/month
a. Labour
b. Packaging material 1 Rice
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material
2 Wheat
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 3 Tur
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 4 Green gram
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 5 Cashew
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 6 Raisins
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 7 Pickle
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 8 Milk
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 9 Vermicelli
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost a. Labour
b. Packaging material 10 Papad
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Total cost
Frequency of purchase of packaging materials:
Sl No.
Packaging Materials
Quantity (Kgs)
once in a week
Fortnightly intervals
Once in a month
once in 3 months
once in 4 months
Any other
Do you have any agreement regarding purchase of packaging material? Yes/No If yes then what type of agreement?
i. Contract arrangement with them for quantity ii. Contract arrangement with them for quality iii. Contract arrangement with them for price iv. Others specify
a) b) c)
Costs incurred in procurement of packaging materials:
Sl.
No.
Packaging materials
Particulars
Quantity Procured
Price/kg Value (Rs) Transport Cost
TC
Note: TC-Total Cost
Reason for the purchase of packaging materials from a particular agency i.e., whether they, Yes/No
a. Provide credit facility b. Proximity
c. Cut in margins d. Remunerative price e. Less charges
f. Others specify
Do you give your product on credit basis to consumers? Yes/No If yes, furnish the following details
Products 1 month 2 months 6 months Any other Cereals
Pulses
Processed dry products
Processed wet products Ready to eat
III. Value addition in retail outlets:
A. Stages involved in value addition of the selected commodities:
Commodities Stages
1. Rice Cleaning Conditioning Grading Bagging & Weighing Labeling & Sticking
2. Wheat
3. Tur
4. Green gram
5. Cashew
6. Raisins
7. Pickle
8. Milk
9. Vermicelli
10. Papad
B. Cost of value addition in retail outlets
Sl. No. Commodities Stages Cost
(Rs) 1 Rice
2 Wheat
3 Tur
4 Green gram
5 Cashew
6 Raisins
7 Pickle
8 Milk
9 Vermicelli
10 Papad
C. The value addition per unit of selected products:
Products Particulars Units Amount
1. Rice i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value 2. Wheat i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value
3. Tur i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value 4. Green gram i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value 5. Cashew i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value 6. Raisins i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value
7. Pickle i.Sales value ii. Purchase value
8. Milk i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value 9. Vermicelli i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value 10. Papad i.Sales value
ii. Purchase value
Labour required to pack the products:
Number Salary/month(Rs) Male
Family
Female Male Hired
Female
How do you decide about the quantity of packaging materials to be purchased?
Sl.
No.
Particulars Yes/No
I. Buying activities
i. Buy the same quantity every time
ii. Buy based on previous days/weeks/months sale of packed products iii. Buy based on coming days / weeks / months expected demand of
packed products II. Agency from you buy:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Do you grant any additional concessions to the consumers? Yes/No If yes, furnish the following details
Products Gift Incentives Discounts Others (if any) Cereals
Pulses
Processed dry products
wet products Ready to eat
Total quantity procured and sold per month:
Sl No.
Commodity Total quantity procured
Value Total quantity sold
Value 1 Rice
2 Wheat 3 Tur
4 Green gram 5 Cashew 6 Raisins
7 Pickle 8 Milk 9 Vermicelli 10 Papad
Average daily turnover of selected packed products during 1st week: Rs.___________
Rest of the month: Rs.___________
IV. Constraints in packaging at retailer’s level:
A. Problems faced by the retailers in packaging:
Sl.
No.
Particulars Yes/No
1 A. Procurement of products 1. Availability of products 2. Quantity
3. Price
4. Transport cost 5. Transport facility 2 B. Processing
1. Cost of effective technology 2. Availability of labour 3 C. Packaging
1. Non-availability of packaging materials throughout the year in local markets
2. High cost of packaging materials
3. Non-availability of required quantity of packaging materials 4. Non-availability of good quality of packaging materials 5. Non-availability of required type of packaging materials 6. Lack of market facility to buy packaging materials 7. High transportation cost to buy from distant markets Opinion of retailers regarding fast movement of packed products in the market:
Yes/No
Opinion Sl.
N o.
Produc ts Qual
ity of the prod uct
Satisfac tory perform
ance Afte
r sale
s serv
ice Clea
n prod
ucts No wast age
Excha nge
Cor rect
qty
Free hom
e deliv
ery
Reaso nable price
Credit card+Reas
onable price
1 Rice 2 Wheat 3 Tur 4 Green
gram 5 Cashe
w 6 Raisins 7 Pickle 8 Milk 9 Vermic
elli 10 Papad
Problems faced by the retail outlets (tick the appropriate option):
Problems from the customers Scales
a) Bargain High Average Low
b) Credit facility High Average Low
c) Discounts & Offers High Average Low
d) Demand for new products High Average Low
e) Repayment Good Average Poor