Benchmarking Publications
2018 Value Added Services Report
Date: December 17, 2018
The 2018 Value Added Services Report is focused on value added services plastics processors offer to OEMs and end-use customers. The report investigates what services are provided, if processors are charging for those services, and if there are correlations between company size and/or markets served and types of value added services offered. Categories of value added services analyzed in this report include engineering services, machining services, assembly services, decorating services, part-joining services and miscellaneous services.
Member price: $229.00
Non-member price: $349.00
2018 Marketing for Manufacturers
Date: November 14, 2018
This 2018 report uses data from over 100 plastics companies to understand trends in marketing for plastics manufacturers. Inside this report, data is analyzed on topics such as marketing personnel and budget, social media, website maitnenance and utilization, company marketing strategies, messaging and branding, trade shows and internal marketing tactics.
Member price: $129.00
Non-member price: $229.00
2018 North American Plastics Industry Study
Date: November 2, 2018
2018 Benchmarking Survey conducted by Plante and Moran discusses the current trends and practices within the plastics industry. This report has been designed to include additional insights and perspectives that can help business leaders gain more value. Data from this study includes return on sales, return on assets, sales growth, on-time delivery perforamnce, PPM, resin complexity levels, balance sheets, organizational deployment, cash flow, and more.
Member price: $499.00
Non-member price: $899.00
2018 MAPP Wage and Salary Report
Date: September 7, 2018
The 2018 report, which includes comprehensive wage and salary date from over 200 plastics processors across the United States. Data includes compensation inforamtion on nearly 60 job titles common in the plastics industry, with breakdowns based on annual sales revenue and geographic locations, as well as operational trends, such as PTO and benefits.
Member price: $299.00
Non-member price: $499.00
2018 Mold and Machine Maintenance Report
Date: July 3, 2018
The 2018 Mold and Machine Maintenance Report includes 36 pages dedicated to benchmarking maintenance practices within plastics facilities. The report includes data and information on tracking mold maintenance activities, tool PM personnel, PM timing by tonnage, machine maintenance tracking, maintenance metrics, mold and machine maintenance training, and more.
Member price: $159.00
Non-member price: $259.00
2018 MAPP Drugs in the Workplace Report
Date: April 16, 2018
The 2018 Drugs in the Workplace Report is a 193-page document that includes analysis of inputs from over 110 US manufacturers in regard to their organization's drug policies. Topics highlighted include legality of marijuana, type of testing conducted, drugs screened during testing, accident documentation, company EAPs and adaptations due to the current opioid crisis. Along with an analysis of findings, the report includes 48 unique drug policies submitted by manufacturers. These policies have been scrubbed of company-identifying information and serve as a benchmark and inspiration for those organizations looking to update, improve or implement a drug policy in their establishment.
Member price: $99.00
Non-member price: $149.00
Human Resources Benchmarking Bundle
Date: March 7, 2018
Receive all four of MAPP's 2017 Human Resources Benchmarking Reports at one discounted price! This bundle includes the 2017 Wage and Salary Report, 2017 Health and Benefits Report, 2017 Safety Checklists and 2017 Disaster Recovery Plans.
Member price: $299.00
Non-member price: $699.00
2018 State of the Plastics Industry Report
Date: January 30, 2018
The 2018 State of the Plastics Industry Report includes over 40-pages dedicated to analyzing three dozen different economic indicators - covering 2017 industry performance and 2018 plastics industry forecasts. With input from nearly 200 plastics companies across the country, this annual report, now its in 18th year, analyzes historic and current trends to give plastics executives a closer look at how the plastics industry will perform over the next 12 months.
Member price: $209.00
Non-member price: $349.00
2017 Engineering Services Report
Date: December 11, 2017
MAPP's most recent study covering the trend of plastics processors offering engineering services. This report includes the following: which services are offered, hourly rates charged for services, design agreements and IP protection.
Member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $349.00
2017 North American Plastics Industry Study
Date: November 9, 2017
2017 Benchmarking Survey conducted by Plante and Moran discusses the current trends and practices within the plastics industry. This report has been designed to include additional insights and perspectives that can help business leaders gain more value. Data from this study includes return on sales, return on assets, sales growth, on-time delivery perforamnce, PPM, resin complexity levels, balance sheets, organizational deployment, cash flow, and more.
Member price: $499.00
Non-member price: $899.00
2017 Wage and Salary Report
Date: October 6, 2017
This report, which includes inputs from approximately 200 plastics processors across the United States, covers compensation on nearly 60 job titles common in the plastics industry, as well as operational trends.
Member price: $219.00
Non-member price: $499.00
2017 Machine Rate Report
Date: August 30, 2017
This report provides plastic processing executives with general benchmarks for machine rates by distinct tonnage ranges. The survey process was guided by a team of MAPP member business leaders who created a straight-forward questionnaire that was both user-friendly and easy to understand. The 2017 Machine Rate Study asked participants to provide the following inputs for 10 different injection molding machine tonnage categories: loaded machine rates, rates without labor and tonnage capacity.
Member price: $119.00
Non-member price: $999.00
2017 Disaster Recovery Plans
Date: August 14, 2017
A compilation of Disaster Recovery Plans/Business Continuation Plans submitted by MAPP members, with a special foreword from Federated Insurance on building your own plan.
Member price: $10.00
Non-member price: $100.00
2017 Sales Management Report
Date: June 19, 2017
The purpose of this report is to disseminate information regarding industry norms and benchmarks that are associated with how companies manage their sales and sales management process.
The Sales Management Benchmarking Report provides executives with various data and information points on including but not limited to manning tables compared to company revenues, training, method of landing new sales, internal / external commission rate structures, utilization of sales representatives, and more.
Member price: $119.00
Non-member price: $299.00
2017 Health and Benefits Report
Date: April 3, 2017
This report includes input from 153 plastics processing companies across the United States, and covers trends in health insurance; vision, dental and life insurance; as well as retirement and other benefits currently being offered by manufacturers.
Member price: $119.00
Non-member price: $299.00
2017 MAPP Safety Checklists
Date: March 29, 2017
A compilation of safety checklists utilized in plastics processing facilities across the United States.
Member price: $10.00
Non-member price: $100.00
2017 State of the Plastics Industry Report
Date: February 1, 2017
In its 17th year, MAPP's annual State of the Plastics Industry Report analyzes nearly 40 different economic indicators to understand the current landscape of the plastics industry. The report covers fourth quarter performance, sales, backlog, off-shoring, customer demands, resin pricing, previous year performance, along with forecasts and expectations for 2017.
Member price: $209.00
Non-member price: $349.00
HR Onboarding and Training Checklists
Date: November 17, 2016
28 training checklists from plastics processors - from on-boarding to job specific.
Member price: $10.00
Non-member price: $100.00
Cell Phone Policies Benchmarking
Date: November 17, 2016
34 manufacturing companies have submitted their company's cell phone policies for others to review and benchmark.
Member price: $10.00
Non-member price: $100.00
2016 North American Plastics Industry Study
Date: October 20, 2016
2016 Benchmarking Survey conducted by Plante and Moran discusses the current trends and practices within the plastics industry.
Member price: $499.00
Non-member price: $899.00
2016 Wage and Salary Report
Date: September 8, 2016
This report covers compensation nearly 60 job titles common in the plastics industry, as well as operational trends.
Member price: $199.00
Non-member price: $499.00
2016 Terms and Conditions Report
Date: July 6, 2016
This inaugural report consists of the aggregated data from plastics processors on topics regarding terms and conditions with their largest customer such as mandated price downs, freight terms, payment terms, penalties and other special terms and conditions of sale.
Member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $299.00
2016 Company Attendance Policies
Date: March 20, 2016
A compilation of attendance policies from 35 plastics manufacturing companies. Attendance policies include company policies and procedures for employee attendance, such as point systems; rolling attendance; tardiness; notification of absence; no fault attendance policy; no-call/no-show; rewards systems; and introductory/probationary period attendance expectations.
Member price: $10.00
Non-member price: $100.00
2016 State of the Industry Report
Date: February 15, 2016
The 2016 State of the Industry survey involves data collection from over 150 industry executives on 33 unique economic indicator questions covering 4th quarter performance along with forecasts for 2016.
Member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $299.00
2015 North American Plastics Industry Report
Date: January 12, 2016
2015 Benchmarking Survey conducted by Plante and Moran discusses the current trends and practices within the plastics industry.
Member price: $299.00
Non-member price: $799.00
MAPP’s mission is to enable leaders within the plastics industry to achieve new levels of success.
7321 Shadeland Station Way, Suite 285
Indianapolis, IN 46256
Phone: (317) 913-2440
Fax: (317) 913-2445
Copyright © 2019
