How’s Business: December 2022, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines late‑2022 manufacturing and packaging trends using PMMI member survey responses alongside ISM PMI, CPI measures, and macro outlooks to benchmark sector performance. Focus areas include supply‑chain disruptions and resiliency, demand and cash‑flow dynamics (including new orders, lead times and cash flow), and workforce and operational continuity with companion themes of digital‑tool adoption and nearshoring to support knowledge capture and version control. The analysis indicates firms tend to prioritize buffer strategies and selective technology investment, while charts highlight comparative trends across cohorts; emerging patterns show incremental recovery signals. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
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Published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies in January 2023. Based on PMMI How’s Business survey data from PMMI member OEMs and secondary analysis of public economic indicators (ISM PMI, CPI, ITRON 3‑Year Outlook) collected September–December 2022.
