MPI Manufacturing Study

Description

MPI works closely with professional service firms, information technology companies, and universities around the world, providing them with core (raw) data that can be used in a variety of ways—including:

• Client benchmarking
• Return-on-investment assessment
• Proposal development 
• Academic research

The MPI Manufacturing Study collects detailed manufacturing practice and performance data, making it the world’s most comprehensive collection of manufacturing benchmarks on a plant level.

• Data from the MPI Manufacturing Study includes responses from 632 global manufacturing executives and is available for purchase in its raw format. 
• Data can be provided as an Excel or SPSS file and includes all anonymous data gathered in 2014 and 2018 (2020 data coming soon!).

The study examines:

• Plant Operations: improvement methodologies, programs/practices in place, cost of goods sold (revenue, labor, overhead, and material), sales per employee, manufacturing cycle time, on-time delivery rate, perfect delivery rate, finished-product first-pass quality yield, scrap and rework, warranty costs, inventory management practices, inventory turn rates (raw material, work-in-process, finished goods, and obsolete inventory).
• Human Resources: number of employees, union representation, labor turnover rate, participation in work teams, wages, formal training hours, HR programs in use, and job-related injuries and associated missed worked days.
• Supply Chain: nature of supplier and customer relationships, outsourcing, customer reject rates, customer retention rates, overseas sales, imported material, and programs and practices in place.
• Capacity, Equipment, and IT: production volume, machine availability, operating equipment efficiency, return on invested capital, capital investments, and IT purchase plans.
• Sustainability: importance of sustainability to plant success, use of various recycling and reuse programs, energy management programs, renewable energies, formal green corporate programs, and green products.

The results of the MPI Manufacturing Study are available as part of our Manufacturers Benchmarking Toolkit .

Download the study questionnaire

Purchase a Subscription online to the MPI Manufacturers Benchmarking Toolkit.

Purchase benchmarks, data, or custom thought leadership from the Manufacturing Study.

Login to the MPI Manufacturers Benchmarking Toolkit.

Sponsor the next version of the Study.

Discounts are available for qualifying academic research institutions and organizations. Contact the MPI Group at +1 216.991.8390 for more information — or schedule a consultation directly here.