Corporate Strategy
The survey on product validation is now available, click here to access our library and download.
The majority of those who responded to this survey (77 percent) have a formal product validation system in place at their company. When asked when the DVP&R is introduced in the product development...
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MAPI hosted a webinar examining the business environment that exists in Mexico today. Mr. Jesus Gonzalez, General Counsel, Latin America, Rockwell Automation, Inc., addressed this important and timely subject, expanding upon remarks he made at this spring's...
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In recent years MAPI member companies have embraced the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) concept. In most general terms, ERM entails those methods and processes of coordinated risk management used by an organization that place...
Our Council has added to its library two important surveys, both available here.
The survey on international sourcing sampled 10 MAPI councils on transferring various business functions from in-house or domestic operators to a firm located abroad. 60 percent of respondent companies engaged in...
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Corruption is a problem that is as old as mankind. It has long been recognized as an obstacle to many countries’ development and economic growth. Moreover, it is a significant hurdle to overcome for companies doing business in...
In the president's State of the Union address, he referenced several "manufactured crises" such as the fiscal cliff and sequestration. Despite averting the cliff earlier in the year, it appears increasingly likely that on March 1, drastic across-the-board federal spending will be halted or...
While the U.S. barely averted the fiscal cliff, the possibility of sequestration still looms large. The federal government may still impose drastic across-the-board spending reductions for federal contractors. Replay this MAPI webinar to hear government contracting expert Beth Ferrell discuss the...
The Composite Business Outlook Index was 55 in December, down slightly from 56 in September, pointing to continued expansion over the next three to six months. The index has, however, declined steadily since reaching a record high of 81 in June 2010. Most of the individual indexes remain above 50,...
Public awareness about the importance of manufacturing’s role in economic growth is on the rise, judging by the increased recognition policymakers have given this key sector over the past few years. At the same time, concern is increasing about the number of federal regulations on the books, the...
Presentations from the Fall 2012 meeting in Cleveland are now available on the Council Website. They include:
MAPI's Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Europe
Background on Post-merger Integration from Timken and Leggett & Platt
A report on Due Diligence and the Foreign Corrupt...