2CONNECT CEI - CABLE PURCHASING HABITS & REQUIREMENTS SURVEY
Section 1 - Buying Habits & Frequency
Q1. How often does your organization purchase cables for your systems?
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Weekly
Quarterly
Monthly
Annually
Less often
Q2. On average, what is the typical spend on cables in a single purchase?
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Less than €500 / $500
€2,000-€5,000 / $2,000-$5,000
Less than €500 / $500
More than €5,000 / $5,000
Q3. When planning new system builds or upgrades, at what stage do you typically make cable purchase decisions? (Select all that apply.)
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Early in the design phase
Just before installation
During component selection
As needed, ad hoc
Q4. Who do you currently purchase most of your cabling equipment from? (Select all that apply.)
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Components Express (CEI)/ 2CONNECT
Intercon 1 (Molex)
Alysium-Tech
Lapp Group
Harting
Other
Section 2 - Decision Drivers
Q5. Please rank the following factors in order of importance when selecting cable
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Rows
1 (Least important)
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3
4
5
6 (Most important)
Price
Quality & Reliability
Lead Time/ Availability
Supplier Relationship & Service
Compliance/ Certifications
Technical Specifications (e.g. shielding, flexibility, length)
Q6. How important is price sensitivity when selecting cables?
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Very important (low cost priority)
Important (cost balanced with quality)
Less important (willing to pay more for quality/reliability)
Q7. How critical is quality and durability compared to other factors such as cost and delivery time?
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Most important factor
Equal priority with other factors
Secondary factor
Section 3 - Geography & Supply
Q8. Do you prefer sourcing cables from suppliers in your own region or internationally?
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Prefer local suppliers (Europe)
Prefer local suppliers (North America)
No preference, global suppliers acceptable
Primarily source internationally for cost/availability
Q9. What challenges, if any, do you face in sourcing cables? (Select all that apply.)
Long lead times
High costs
Limited product availability
Lack of technical support
No particular challenge
Other
Section 4 - Future Outlook
Q10. Do you anticipate your cable needs in the next 12 months will...
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Increase
Stay about the same
Decrease
Q11. How open are you to considering new cable suppliers if they can meet your requirements?
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Very open
Somewhat open
Prefer to stay with existing suppliers
Q12. What product or service improvements from cable suppliers would most influence your decision to switch? (Select all that apply, or skip if none.)
Lower prices
Better technical quality/ reliability
Faster delivery times
Better customer support/ technical advice
Wider product range
Other
Q13. Which industries or applications do you primarily purchase cables for? (Select all that apply. If not applicable, you may skip.)
Machine vision/ imaging
Automation/ robotics
Industrial manufacturing
Medical/ life sciences
Other
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