About the Survey

Understanding the challenges that today’s manufacturing executives foresee for the future not only helps leaders develop higher level of preparedness, but also fuels their vision and focuses their strategic plans to achieve competitive success and longevity for their companies in the years ahead.

That’s why the Manufacturing Leadership Council launched the Future of Manufacturing Project, formerly known as the Manufacturing in 2030 Project, to enable manufacturers to envision what manufacturing might look like in the future. As part of the project, the MLC surveyed more than 260 senior manufacturing industry executives, spanning multiple functional roles, and representing large, small, and medium-sized manufacturing companies from multiple industry sectors.

Armed with this rich combination of real-world predictions and forward-thinking insights, the MLC hopes that manufacturers can better plan their longer-term future and find ways to enhance their value, competitiveness, and contribution to society.

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MLC members can access the survey results via the MLC Member Portal.

Not yet a member of the MLC? Fill out the form below to download the survey results.

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