Flender/Flender Gear Units/Helical speed reduction gearbox H3
d ..-assembled foreign-brand gearing, October 1 Service ..-produced Imported finished .. -assembled foreign-brand Design/engineering 2 1 1 Training 1 6

1 Product selection support 3 1 2 Procurement plans/systems contracts 1 5 1 Value-added services 2 1 1 After-sales support

2 1 1 Marketing support 1 8 9 Other 4 1 1 Source: Complied from data submitted in response to

questionnaires of the .. International Trade Commission. 7-5 Distributors responding to the Commission' questionnaire indicate that leadtimes are important in

their sourcing decisions. The data further indicate that foreign producers have been able to reduce their delivery times to .. distributors, and hence to customers, and that this is one reason for their success in the .. market (table 7-. According to distributors, leadtimes for imported finished products decreased substantially, from an average of 4 days in 1 to 2 days in 1-8. The leadtimes of ..-produced and ..-assembled foreign brand industrial gearing were roughly the same during 1-8. Responses from .. distributors to the Commission' questionnaire indicate foreign producers of industrial gearing sell to anyone in the .. market, including end users and small OEMs, whereas .. producers have more selective distribution practices. Generally, .. producers sell to end users, including MRO purchasers, and to small OEMs through distributors. .. producers try to build loyalty with distributors, whereas ..-assemblers of foreign brand products often sign distributors without stock requirements and emphasize cost or selling price. The emphasis on cost or selling price is also supported by the pattern of selling directly and avoiding distribution levels. European gear producers believe that .. distributors have been instrumental in keeping foreign products out of the .. market, stifling innovation, and keeping .. prices high compared with foreign prices. 3 .. assemblers of foreign brand prod