Since 2003, MoldMaking Technology has recognized outstanding moldmaking performance and innovation through our annual Leadtime Leader Awards Competition. However, this year we are going one step further by launching a moldmaking industry benchmarking survey to assist moldmakers in building their businesses and offer insight into manufacturing trends. Without further ado, we introduce the MMT Top Shops.
Top Shops is a benchmarking program launched 10 years ago by MMT’s parent company, Gardner Business Media, and used across all its brands. The survey is conducted in partnership with Gardner Intelligence, our internal team developing and delivering market intelligence to industrial manufacturing (and those responsible for our monthly Gardner Business Index).
For 2022, we decided it was time for MMT to have its own survey aimed at mold builders to shed light on the technologies and processes that power the moldmaking industry’s most successful shops.
This survey collects data across several categories, including operations, technology, business strategy and human resources. Top Shops participants answer a series of thorough questions about their businesses. Responses are anonymously compiled to create a collective view. Select measures are scored and summed to total scores that serve as the basis for honoring certain shops (take a look at sister publication CompositesWorld’s 2021 Top Shops and Modern Machine Shops for a visual) .
Note that it is in the best interest of your shop to answer all questions. All data and responses are kept confidential and reported only in combination with others.
Everyone who completes a survey receives:
- A custom report from Gardner Intelligence showing how your shop stacks up against other shops in key metrics. Reports serve not only as baseline report cards, but they also list areas of relative strengths, areas your business is on track and opportunities for improvement. Then consistent benchmarking can demonstrate your shop’s improvement over time and provide data that can be used in your sales and marketing strategy, or aid your management team in yearly goal setting.
- A chance to be selected as an honoree to be profiled in the October 2022 issue of MoldMaking Technology. Even though the program is open all year, honorees will be chosen from surveys completed before April 30, 2022.
You can take the survey at this link!
Thank you in advance for supporting MoldMaking Technology Top Shops!
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