Enterprise Survey 2014
Ghana, 2014
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Describe in detail firm’s main innovative process (hc5x)
Data file: ghana_2013_innovation_data
Overview
Valid:
194
Type:
Discrete
Start:
453
End:
602
Width:
150
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Question pretext
The next questions refer to this establishment's main innovative process, that is, the innovative process that had the largest impact on the operations of the establishment.
Literal question
Please describe in detail this establishment's main innovative process
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| A forklift which is used to carry cars from the port | |
| A machine is plugged at the diadnosis side of the motor vehicle to detect the fault | |
| A meduim car which is used to delivery goods to customers | |
| A platform for service delivery were created for people to work on commission basis by offering service to customers door to door | |
| A software was brought in to help the efficeincy of the establishment | |
| A trade secret that can not be given out | |
| A vehicle to distribute goods to customers | |
| A verse which has flask for making delivery (myowbu) | |
| Accounting system for sales (Pick 3) | |
| Adding a flat plates to the metal furnitures | |
| After 2010 the company acquired computers which have help to easily transact business and through that they are now importing. At first they have to a | |
| After production we package the product and deliver it to our customers | |
| Aluminium cutting machine | |
| Aluminium fabricating machine | |
| Automated fuel pumping machine | |
| Automated operation ( machine with a belt that makes production easy and faster | |
| Automed raw material distribution system | |
| Because the business is an art establishment, we always have creative and innovative ways of going about our operations, from decoration to designing | |
| Beef throat: selling of the throat of beef | |
| Blistering | |
| Boght a blending machine | |
| Bought a cutting machine | |
| Bought a delivery van | |
| Bought a fork lift | |
| Bought a laser printer | |
| Bought a new car for delivering goods to customers | |
| Bought a new sewing machine that brings out new designs | |
| Bought a pay loader | |
| Bought a refridgerator | |
| Bought a vehicle | |
| Bought additional delivery van | |
| Bought additional delivery vans | |
| Bought additional trucks | |
| Bought forklift | |
| Bought mini pickup for picking and delivery of products | |
| Bought tankers | |
| Bought ultralow freezers | |
| Business transaction are recorded in to a computer | |
| By supplying newspaper to the ministries(Newspaper subscription at ministries) | |
| By using panel to make doors | |
| Car for delivering goods | |
| Colour separation printing | |
| Creation of big avenue for holding social activities at the same premises | |
| Customers were given cards and discounts when they are in groups | |
| Deliver to the customers | |
| Delivery and distribution van | |
| Delivery van | |
| Distribution and delivery van | |
| Distribution trucks | |
| Dura floats: is in the form of boat which is use on water to fish for fingerlings | |
| Engine overhauling- changing of rings, bearings, pistings and gaskets | |
| Expansion of the distribution method of inputs, more products stocked in the stores | |
| Follow up after sales service, advice customers on the products | |
| Formaely we were keping records of this firm manually but now we compute or records | |
| Formerly, the establishment was using one design but now new designs has been introduced as well as patterns | |
| Free airport pick up: picking customers from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport | |
| Free delivery for customers | |
| Free delivery of product to customers who buy bulky product | |
| Free maintenance and free delivery within accra | |
| Fruit extracter machine | |
| Giving computerized receipt to customers | |
| Going to the custmers for feedback about the product | |
| Grinding machine | |
| I.C.T.P plate maker | |
| In our procurement we modified existing procurement procedures to be more efficeint | |
| Increase the capacity of the frozen cold store | |
| Installation | |
| Installation and free delivery within and outside accra | |
| Internet marketing | |
| Introduce a computer for computing | |
| Introduced a computer software in the company | |
| Introduced computers | |
| Introduction of IT to enable the company purchase goods online | |
| Introduction of accounting activities | |
| Introduction of band saw for cutting patterns | |
| Introduction of company vehicle | |
| Introduction of computers in offices and logistics for transportation | |
| Introduction of computers in our work instead of manual work | |
| Introduction of fire escape (a machine that prevents fire outbreak in residents) | |
| Introduction of intelligent tester II | |
| Introduction of new fabrication process | |
| Introduction of quickbooks in the preparation of accounts | |
| It is an instant photo kit. When a passport photo is taken, in a minute one gets his photo | |
| It was an equipment developed to mix the cake and to attract customers | |
| It was previously using a manual to print, but the company has adopted a digital plate making machine.That is from computer to press | |
| Kitchen work top | |
| Making beds by using plywood | |
| Making gel detergents by using cold water | |
| Manufactured dettol which has a scent like the hospital scent basically for hospital | |
| Manufactured office chairs | |
| Manufacturing doors and windows with plastic metals | |
| Manufacturing of trailers which is used for transporting machines | |
| Marketing: Introduction of a marketing officer who will go out to educate the public about our product | |
| Mc martin special: Is a menu which comprises shrided beef,shrided chicken and shrimp and poached eggs as a dish | |
| Mixing machine | |
| Mixing mashed riped plantain, flour, spices and oil to bake food (ofam) | |
| Mixing tank | |
| Mortar mixing machines are now used to serve masons on house tops | |
| Networking through people | |
| New machine for binding | |
| New machine used for printing | |
| Offers free breeakfast | |
| Online sales | |
| Overhauling of the machines, i.e. dismantling the components of the machine maintenance for efficiency | |
| Package size(Diferent sizes) | |
| Pereparation of both local and foreign dishes | |
| Perfect binding machine | |
| Photoshop is a computer application or computer technique that helps in editing and enhancing pictures | |
| Polystrene was to make strong plastic chair | |
| Printing machine | |
| Produced potassuim carbonate from cocoa instead of been mined from the soil | |
| Producing the film for printing | |
| Product delivery van | |
| Product profile | |
| Providing printable receipt | |
| Put document together and mail it to client instead of going there ourselves | |
| Reduction of load contamination in soil depletion | |
| Remodelling and expanding of pharmacies | |
| Selling of our products from house to house | |
| Semi-automatic blowing machine:it a blowing machine machine that blows about 1000 bottles per hour | |
| Semi-automatic machine for interlocking | |
| Service cut out:Connecting of electricity from a service called a board and later distribute to a distribution board | |
| Single sawed cutting machine has been replaced with the double sawed which is now used to cut metals in desired angles and lenghts | |
| Spraying machine | |
| Steel materials used for doors and gates | |
| Supply of fullscafe notebook to controller and accountant general for records and making of attendance | |
| Supply chain management software which takes care of purchases and inventory | |
| Supplying local and national boutiques with our finished goods to sell | |
| The addition of milk, eggs and extra magarine giving the brown bread distinctive element | |
| The company stated selling it's products online | |
| The companya dopted direct personal visit to companies to look for contracts | |
| The computerized diagnostic machine diagnosis the problem and offer solution | |
| The door to door service | |
| The funiture was wrapped before delivered to the customers | |
| The machine is electrical and very fast | |
| The maintenance method and changes in the quality in quality control system are the only techniques that has changed | |
| The manageress uses her own vehivcle in delivering of finished products to customers, this has enabled them to receive their items at expected times a | |
| The new extruder works automatically after pouring the materials into the tank.this new extruder can take 200kl | |
| The overlocking machine is now used fr neatening dresses | |
| The process in manufacturin the new product has been continous no stopping in the middle of the process | |
| The process is to move from one machine to other to design the furniture | |
| The use of computer to record daily purchases and calculate daily sales | |
| The use of large and medium sized gas grills to grill fish and meat and also the use of a commercial gas rice cooker used for some of our catering ser | |
| There have been new additions to our resale centers and it has changed our delivery time to other centers | |
| There is now addiction of sea food to the a;ready prepared rice | |
| There was machine that when we start it does not break in the mid way | |
| This one is roasted and spiced before going to the marke | |
| Transporting our products to customers | |
| Use computer to record sales | |
| Using a computer application to sell and manage airline tickets onlline | |
| Using an automated machine to make bar soap | |
| Using chemicals to make cleaning soaps | |
| Using chemicals to treat water and bottling | |
| Using diagonostic machine to detect engine faults | |
| Using expoxy paints to spray vehicles | |
| Using green sand (clay) to make metal castings/grates | |
| Using metal plate to make scaffolds during construction | |
| Using of computer to keep records | |
| Using palm kernel oil,coconut oil,sheabutter,soda,caustica and perfume to make soap | |
| Using photoshop software for graphic designing | |
| Using processed metals for grinding plates and balls | |
| Using specially trained officers to sell directly to customers, supplying at customers door step | |
| Using the computer software to register all sales made through the national health insurance scheme | |
| Using vegetable oil to prepare meals | |
| Vehicle diagnostic machine | |
| Visitation of C.e.o to cleints and personally handled transactions of key customers to create good rapport | |
| Was able to come out with unique designs that are solely for the firm | |
| Wash the galbanum, dry it, milled it and then package into bottle | |
| We collect broken plastic bottles and recycle into different design bottles | |
| We deliver door to door to our customers | |
| We do deliver to our customers | |
| We get a land for a customer at a location of his/her choice so we can get the building contract | |
| We have a computer now to keep records of account and goods bought | |
| We have introduced an industrail machine which can sew some materials which we were not able to sew earlier | |
| We intorduced blacksmithing in our firm which previously went outside to do | |
| We introduce the spurn filter | |
| We introduced a machine used for cutting the wood | |
| We now apply polish sticker to our product which necessarily needs not to be sprayed any more | |
| We now attend to our cleints throug e-mail | |
| We now use a grinding machine which mixes and grinds all the materials to make the work easier and faster | |
| We serve free breakfast when you sleep over | |
| We started drying our wood by klin machine method thereby producing fine quality wood which we were not doing | |
| We use new concrete designing pillar machine to produce the pillars | |
| We've moved to our own factory now with enough space and more machines installed to do away with manual work | |
| When customers bring their cars for repairs we examine the car and provide estimates for them when they agree then we proceed with work | |
| alcohol machine which is used to print papers and wrappers | |
| installation of new machinery for shooting and straighten of the wood | |
| using cotton and leather materials for the decorations |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.