Our fall 2011 survey findings analysis is finished and our report is nearly complete and will be published on this site for everyone to see our full results in a few days.
Below is an excerpt from our survey of the global electronics supply chain.
Economic and employment concerns are most troublesome among all 471 survey respondents. Biggest concern for EMS / ODM respondents is future profitability. Inventories have grown leaner. Demand upticks will help companies further up the supply chain.
Respondents rated the current situation (based on the economy), employment situation, inventory levels, and sales and purchasing activity, at 5.3 out of a possible score of 10, down 9% from our spring 2011 survey.
Even worse, respondents who were previously optimistic that the outlook would improve in the near future now see no significant improvement in the near-term, with an average score on our future index of 5.4 out of 10, down 11% from our last survey. Respondents were most worried about the economy and jobs.




