2007 Manufacturing Executive Summary by MPI

Findings and Perspectives

The IndustryWeek/Manufacturing Performance Institute (MPI) Census of Manufacturers —one of the largest annual studies of U.S. manufacturing facilities—and Canada Manufacturing Study joined forces to provide operations, financial performance and best practices data to manufacturing executives.

Get an intriguing look into 943 North American manufacturing plants with MPI’s perspectives on the survey results. Some of the questions posed include:

  • Human Resources
    • What is the plant’s annual labor turnover rate for the most recent year?
    • What is the plant's approximate spending on training as a percentage of the total labor budget?

  • Operational Benchmarks
    • What are the top three objectives that best describe the focus of your market strategy?
    • What is the primary improvement methodology followed by the plant?
    • Which popular practices are used to manage inventory?

  • Materials Manufacturing Benchmarks:
    • How has cost (per unit) of components and raw materials for primary product changed in the past year?

Answers to these and many other questions are inside the report.

To see how you stack up against these Benchmarks, read the MPI 2007 Manufacturing Executive Summary now.

 

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