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FREE 2026 INDUSTRY REPORT

Where Your Quoting Time Really Goes

The State of Wire Harness Operations 2026 shares what 23 people across the industry told the WHMA Innovation Advisory Team about RFQs, delays, tools, and AI. It is the second year of the survey, so you can see what changed and what stayed stuck.

Inside the report:

  • Why most quotes take a few hours of work but six or more days to send
  • The RFQ gaps manufacturers chase again and again
  • Where teams are using AI today, and where they are not yet
  • Why 74% want a shared RFQ minimum data checklist

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70%

Incomplete inputs

Say poor customer data holds back their quoting

57%

Slow turnaround

Take 6 or more business days to send an RFQ

74%

Want a standard

Want an RFQ minimum data checklist

WHAT'S INSIDE THE REPORT

The quote is not waiting on the estimator. It is waiting on everyone else.

Eight findings in plain charts, with what changed since 2025 called out on every page.

Finding 01

The input problem has grown

Incomplete customer data was the top challenge last year. This year 70% of respondents point to it.

Finding 02

Waiting, not working

The work on a quote takes hours. The rest of the week goes to waiting on suppliers and customers.

Finding 03

The gaps are predictable

Part numbers, unidentified parts, and customer specs keep coming up, which means you can catch them on day one.

Findings 04 to 08

Tools, AI, and the case for a standard

Quoting tool use more than doubled, yet only 1 of 23 respondents runs a highly automated process. See where the industry wants to go next.

The biggest delays in quoting are also some of the most fixable.

Analysis by Cableteque, an IAT member. In partnership with WHMA and the Global Electronics Association.