Information Available With Price List

· Introduction

Price lists are published by product manufactures to provide cost information of their products to customers. So that customers can be able to select most suitable product according to their requirement. There are several main features of a price list as follows.

· Name of the manufacturer

This is a main feature of a price list and which shows the uniqueness of the product. This is very important in selecting quality products and which indicate the position of the manufacturer in the market. So that customer can decide whether go through the price list further or not by instant looking at the name of the manufacturer.

Eg:-CENTRAL INDUSTRIES PLC,METECNO,MASCONS GROUP(Annex -1to5)

· Quality standards

This is very important to ascertain the quality of the product. Most of the manufacturers have mentioned quality standards in their price lists. So that customer can be able to select the most suitable product that is searching for.

Eg:-ISO 9001(Annex 1),SLS 147 CERTIFIED(Annex 5)

Some has mentioned award that achieved by the manufacturer to indicate their quality of the product.

Eg:-AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2004 ARCHITECTS EXHITION(Annex 4)

Registration number is illustrated that the particular industry has been registered under government policies. That also can be taken as a quality indicator.

Eg:-REG.NO.PQ.121(Annex 5)

And also by giving Guarantee period can be measured the quality of the product

Eg:-Guarantee period 15 years(Annex 1)

· Type of the product

Some manufacturers are produced one particular product while others produced more. So that they are mentioned each price list for products are being produced. So that customer can easily select the product that required.

Eg:-MASCONS GROUP-Corrugated Sheet,Kichen sink,Floor tiles,Wall tiles(Annex 3)

METECNO-Purlins,Girts,Cleats(Annex 2)

NIVASA-Clay roof tiles(Annex 4)

· Specification for the product

This is varied with product to product. There is standard method to specify the particular product. Since there are so many categories in products are being produced by the manufacturer. Usually specification is varied with the dimensions of the product. So that customer can be able to select most suitable category of the product for whose requirement.

Eg:-

WATERTANKS-Tank capacity,Height,Diameter(Annex 1)

PULIN-Type,Depth,Width,Lip,Thickness,Centre of gravity,Shear center(Annex 2)

ROOF TILE-Length,Width,Unit weight,Water Absorption(Annex 4)

In some has given properties of the product.

Eg:-

NIVASA Clay tiles-No health hazards at all,No need to spend on insulation,High strength and dimensional accuracy(Annex 4)

· Price

In some price lists have illustrated retail price with VAT and NBT (eg:- Annex 3,)If not there have been mentioned as prices are including VAT(eg:- Annex 1). But in some price lists pricing method varies with the product, those are indicated as unit price (eg:-PVC pipes- Rs/mtr or Rs/length- Annex 5). So that customer can be able to ascertain total price for whose requirement.

In some has given conditions (eg:-With affect from 7^th November 2008, Prices are subject to change without prior notice- Annex 1)

· Contact Details

Contact details are very important to customer to get more details about the product and order the product. Contact details have been consisted Addresses,Telephone numbers,Email addresses and web sites.(eg:- Annex 1, Annex 4).Some web sites of the manufactures are allowed to online purchases. So that it is saved customer’s valuable time. And also customer can make comments about the product through mentioned contact details.

· Conclusion

Price lists are illustrated the brief cost information to customers. So that customer can be able to select most suitable product that searched for. There are common features in price lists as Name of the manufacturer, Quality standards, Type of the product, Specification for the product, Price, Contact Details. But the content of each feature varies with product to product.