2016 Top 10 Connector Suppliers for Price Competitiveness
The results are in for the 2016 Bishop & Associates US Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry, and in this issue we reveal the top 10 suppliers for price competitiveness.
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2016 Top 10 Connector Suppliers: Price Competitiveness
Bishop & Associates just completed its biennial US customer survey, which evaluated 52 connector manufacturers.
A total of 390 of your peers answered 19 questions related to important issues such as quality, pricing, delivery, lead times, technical support, and more.
The distribution of responses by sales channel is shown in the following pie chart:
Distribution of Responses by Sales Channel
Note: 46% of participants were engineers and 36.7% were purchasers.
Survey participants were asked: What is your level of satisfaction with price competitiveness? They were asked to choose one of the following:
6 = Extremely satisfied
5 = Very satisfied
4 = Satisfied
3 = Dissatisfied
2 = Very dissatisfied
1 = Extremely dissatisfied
The following table identifies the top 10 companies that received the highest customer evaluations for price competitiveness and total responses.
Top 10 Suppliers for Price Competitiveness
(*6.000 = Highest possible score)
Samtec, Kycon, and J.S.T. placed first, second, and third, respectively, in the 2016 US Customer Survey.
The following table is a comparison of this year’s 10 top connector manufacturers for price competitiveness compared to the rankings for the previous four years in which the survey was conducted.
Top 10 Suppliers for Price Competitiveness
for the Past Five Surveys
Kycon placed first or second in the last five US surveys. ODU Connection Systems achieved the largest increase in rank from 2014 to 2016, jumping from No. 26 to seventh place. ERNI Electronics, Souriau, and FCI entered the top 10 for the first time in 2016. In 2014, Ernie and ODU Connection Systems tied for 26th place in price competitiveness.
This is the fourth of five articles related to the results of the 2016 Bishop & Associates US Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry. The last article will focus on the top 10 companies based on website evaluation. To purchase the full report, call Bishop & Associates at 630-443-2702.
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View survey results from all survey years.
In this series:
- Is the Gold Rush Over for China Connector Sales? - October 17, 2023
- The Top Five European Connector Suppliers for Product Quality and Price Competitiveness - October 10, 2023
- 2023 Top Five European Connector Suppliers - September 26, 2023
