Posts Tagged ‘survey’
NFPA Roadmap Committee Meets, Discusses Customer Drivers, Launches New Survey
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO Eighty-eight members of the NFPA Roadmap Committee met virtually on January 21, 2021, to review the results of a recent survey NFPA conducted on technology drivers in the twenty largest fluid power customer markets. The survey received responses from 113 individuals across the fluid power supply chain, including many…
Read MoreOne Week Left – Make Your Voice Heard: Respond to NFPA’s Survey on Drivers in Fluid Power Customer Markets
Every other year, the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) engages with stakeholders across the fluid power supply chain to refresh and re-publish its Technology Roadmap for the Fluid Power Industry. The NFPA Roadmap is a document that describes the evolving needs of companies in fluid power’s many customer markets, the degree to which fluid power is…
Read MoreFinish the Year Strong with the Right Industry Data and Market Resources
The annual Industry & Economic Outlook Conference is now over and left attendees with many actionable insights to guide them through the coming months, but several NFPA Market Reports can help take those insights a step further for an even stronger ending to 2019. Reports and programs to pay special attention to as we move into the…
Read MoreStrategy, Leadership and the Millennial Workforce: Mini-Survey and Presentation
Mark Thompson of Decision Processes International has prepared an online survey in advance of his presentation at the upcoming NFPA Annual Conference. His presentation will focus on the intersection of strategy development and implementation, as well as leadership development and mental toughness for the millennial generation of employees who will need to step forward in…
Read MoreNFPA Launching New Workforce Demand Survey
by Eric Lanke NFPA CEO NFPA members consistently report the development of an educated fluid power workforce as the number one strategic challenge NFPA is working on. Part of addressing that challenge is developing and growing a suite of programs that educate students in fluid power and connect them to positions in our member…
Read MoreWatch for the New Distributor State of Fluid Power Industry Survey – Your Pulse of the Channel
Introducing NFPA’s first survey for distribution members, the State of the Fluid Power Industry – Distributors Survey (SOFP-D). This quick and easy monthly survey gives you the pulse of the distribution channel, with expectations for overall business, engineered systems, service/repairs, and inventories. And, along with the distributors’ results, participants also receive access to the manufacturers’…
Read MoreNFPA’s Customer Market Survey – Participate To Discover Industry Sales By Customer Market
NFPA generates and maintains some of the most unique and valuable industry resources available anywhere with the assistance of our dedicated members’ input, and one such resource has just begun surveying manufacturers in a continued effort to create a more complete information source about fluid power customer markets, NFPA’s Customer Market Survey. The results of…
Read MoreResults of the NFPA Communications Survey – What You Want and What You Get
Thanks to everyone who participated in the NFPA Communications Survey, which was conducted back in November and December. The survey was sent to about 900 manufacturer, distributor and supplier members, and we received responses from 151. The survey covered a lot of ground, including perceptions of the value and volume of communications you receive from…
Read MoreWhen New Resources Contain Aging Data
As the Econ & Stats Manager at NFPA, I receive a lot of questions concerning the timing and accuracy of industry and economic data. So when the U.S. Census Bureau and other economic firms release new resources that contain older data, many of our members don’t hesitate to ask me, “Why?” “How can data from…
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