A view of manufacturing in the
U.S., Canada and Mexico
Looking to benchmark your facility against your competitors and peers in the U.S. Canada or Mexico?
Subscribe to our North America Benchmarking Toolkit and you’ll be able to do a direct country-to-country comparison of industry specific data for all of these manufacturing censuses:
- 2007, 2006 and 2005 Census of Manufacturers
- 2006 and 2007 Canadian Study
- 2007 Mexico Study
Ready to buy?
First, we recommend you download the 2007 Census of Manufacturers and/or the North American Study Brief to see the types of questions asked. With few exceptions, the data we’ve collected has stayed the same year-over-year and country-to-country.
Next, figure out how much time you will need access to the database.
One-year online access: $1,295
For heavy hitters who need 24/7/365 access. This subscription is most popular with consulting companies and multi-location facilities withan established and ongoing improvement effort.
Includes printed copies of Manufacturing 2008 Executive Summary and the 2008 Manufacturers Data Report ($390 value)
One-month online access: $295
24/7 access to benchmarking data for one month. This subscription is most popular with small- to medium-size facilities that are just starting their improvement effort and need to establish a baseline or individuals who are working on a report. Our most economical and popular subscription!
One-day online access: $145
24 hour access to the database. Curious how the database operates or need just a few benchmarks that you know we offer for a report or presentation? You’ve found it with this quick and easy access level.
Finally, select the level of service you need and follow the easy checkout process for immediate online access. And if you decide you need more access, please give us a call before your subscription lapses and we’ll credit your last purchase toward an upgraded.
Questions? Call us at (800) 603-2272 or send us an email at support@mpi-group.net. |

New This Year
- Do you have more than one facility you want to benchmark or compare? You can now save multiple benchmarks and comparisons.
- Not interested in viewing data from past years or a particular country? You can now open or close columns of data with a simple click.
- Need it fast? We’ve streamlined the database so results are quickly returned.
- A 15-minute over-the-phone tutorial of the main features to get you off and running. Once you’ve made your purchase, call us at 800-603-2272 to schedule.
What benchmarks do we track?
For a complete view, we recommend you download our latest Census of Manufacturers, but here’s a quick list of some of the benchmarks we offer for each country:
- Scrap and rework rate (as % of sales)
- Cost of goods sold (COGS)
- Warranty cost (as % of sales)
- Return on invested capital (ROIC)
- Customer reject rate (parts per million)
- Training hours and investment
- Customer retention rate
- Operating Equipment Efficiency (OEE)
- Overseas sales (% of total dollar volume)
- Machine availability
- Cycle times
- Market focus
- Imported material and components from China (% of dollar volume purchased from China)
- On-time delivery rates
- Imported material and components (% of dollar volume purchased outside the U.S.)
- Improvement approaches (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
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