| More than 500 managers and executives in the | | | | respondents ranked in the order of importance are: |
| electronics hardware and design sector, many from | | | | 1. Manage inventory more effectively |
| electronics contract manufacturers and technology | | | | 2. Improve effectiveness of sales and marketing |
| original design manufacturers (ODM), were recently | | | | efforts and activities |
| polled in an online survey which presented numerous | | | | 3. Improve demand forecasting |
| questions and various business perspectives and | | | | Interestingly, nowhere to be found in their responses |
| scenarios for commentary and ranking. | | | | was the number one business priority for OEMs - |
| Part of the survey, which was presented online by | | | | reduce order-to-delivery time. |
| asked electronics original equipment manufacturing | | | | Additionally, the survey also identified some of the |
| (OEM) survey respondents currently outsourcing | | | | criteria electronics managers and executives in OEMs |
| contract manufacturing and product design to about | | | | currently outsourcing either their product manufacturing |
| ranking specific objectives related to their company's | | | | or product design to rate the importance of certain |
| business strategic priorities. | | | | criteria presented when selecting a contract |
| The top three business strategic objectives ranked in | | | | manufacturing or product design company for a |
| the order of importance are: | | | | business engagement. The top five, with the criteria |
| 1. Reduce order-to-delivery time | | | | most important listed first, are: |
| 2. Manage inventory more effectively | | | | 1. Accountability - does what it says, when it says |
| 3. Reduce manufacturing costs | | | | 2. Quality certifications and facility approvals |
| Meanwhile, the same business strategic priorities were | | | | 3. Relative business experience |
| also presented to electronics industry contract | | | | 4. Financial stability |
| manufacturers and original design manufacturers. | | | | 5. |
| The top three business strategic objectives these | | | | |