Seventy-five years later, MAPI retains its original acronym and still is devoted to serving manufacturers through a focused program of economic research and peer learning. Our programs are targeted to and led by senior executives drawn from the more than 500 companies in our membership.  Our Council program remains unique in its focus and in the way it serves senior corporate and operations executives. 

MAPI Councils emphasize peer-to-peer learning and radically limit the participation of third parties.  In this era of extremely compressed and stressed schedules, our programs are designed to make efficient use of executives' time. Robust member websites allow members to learn and interact year round, in addition to biannual face-to-face meetings.

Our research program serves the complex requirements of executives operating in a globally competitive environment.  We provide forecasting for 24 industrial sectors of the U.S. economy, as well as numerous sectors in Latin America and Europe.  Our global cost of manufacturing series provides practical benchmark data and tools to support members' plant location decisions.  We also assist members with finding answers to tough benchmarking questions by utlizing our network of more than 2,000 Council members.  Our work is increasingly recognized as cutting-edge by our members and by other opinion leaders.

MAPI's core mission of executive education and practical economic research has not changed significantly over the last 75 years, but the way it is shaped and delivered has changed.  Our Council program has grown by 50 percent in the last six years and the number of corporate members by about 40 percent.  We remain committed to continuous improvement in our services to keep pace with the ever-changing business environment.  We look forward to working with new and long-time MAPI members by learning together, perfecting the art of idea-sharing, and finding solutions to common problems and thus helping our members meet the global competitive challenges.

Thomas J. Duesterberg
President & Chief Executive Officer
Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI