Questionnaire for Market Assessment and Supply Chain Analysis of Jute Geotextile

Table of Contents

Objective of this Survey

Questionnaire for Specialists / Consultants

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Questionnaire for Market Assessment and Supply Chain Analysis of Jute Geotextile

Objective of this Survey

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was engaged by National Jute Board to undertake a Market Need Assessment and Supply Chain Assessment for Jute Geotextilein the frame work of the project “Development and Application of Potentially Important Jute Geo-textiles (CFC/IJSG/21)”. Objective of this engagement is to identify the market, national and international, for Jute Geotextile for three specific uses – erosion control of river bank, erosion control of hill slopes and construction of rural roads. In addition, this engagement aims to identify improvement opportunities in the jute Geotextile supply chain and suggest an action plan for streamlining the supply chain.

Towards this engagement, PwC has developed this questionnaire with the following objectives:

To understand the value drivers for Jute Geotextile
To understand the supply chain of Jute Geotextile and identify the players throughout the chain
To understand the current demand in terms of volume for Jute Geotextile for the two sector - erosion control (river bank erosion and hill slope erosion) and rural road construction
To understand end users’ requirements and how JGT meets their requirement
To understand competitive products of JGT and their value drivers
To understand the supply side scenario of JGT

We would request you to fill up this questionnaire and give us your valuable inputs.

Questionnaire for Specialists / Consultants

State the reason / requirement for the usage of JGT?

Is there any alternate to JGT for the same usage / requirement?

Please state the reasons for selecting JGT over other substitutes.

Variety wise please choose the use of JGT/Soil Saver. Is it used for:
prevention of soil erosion in river bank
prevention of soil erosion on hill slope
building rural roads
Other use. If other please state the use

Substitute wise how does JGT compare with its substitute on the value drivers identified in question number 1? In the table below check on the appropriate cell.

Jute Geotextiles vs. Substitute
Value Drivers / Prevention of soil erosion in river bank / Prevention of soil erosion on hill slope / Building rural roads / Other use
JGT / Sub / JGT / Sub / JGT / Sub / JGT / Sub
Eco friendly
Longevity or durability
Permittivity
Cost
Tensile strength
Stress Resistance
Roughness Coefficient
Water absorption
Bio-degradability
Mulching Factor
Nutrient addition on bio degradation to soil
Drainage Efficiency
Porometric Precision
Elongation at break
Bio-engineering Facilitation
Customized Manufacture
3D construction
Others Please mention

In order to meet your requirement (for all the usages) what are the desired values of the parameters stated below:

Usage / Longevity / Permeability / Tensile Strength / Impact Strength / Stress Resistance / Roughness Coefficient / Hygroscopicity / Diameter of Weft

Please give your viewpoints/suggestions on improving the existing supply chain?

1 PricewaterhouseCoopers

Questionnaire for Market Assessment and Supply Chain Analysis of Jute Geotextile