THE LNS RESEARCH INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY INDEX™ (IPI)

Breaking Barriers in Productivity

Explore the trends, challenges, and strategies shaping industrial productivity 

The Industrial Productivity Crisis

After nearly two decades of decline, industrial productivity finally saw a 22% surge in 2021-2022. Unfortunately, we've now given back over half of those gains.

The LNS Research Industrial Productivity Index™, tracks 380+ companies across 10 industries and is a call to action for manufacturing COOs.

2025 is the year leaders must reverse the trend through new capital investments, evolved operating models, and redesigned supply networks.

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Industrial Productivity Index Overall Trend (5)

Productivity By Industry

From workforce challenges to evolving customer demands, each industry faces its own productivity dynamics. See what influenced performance across ten sectors over the past year — and how COOs responded.

Meet the World's Most Productive Companies™

Top 100 in Industrial Productivity Growth

LNS Research is pleased to name the World's Most Productive Companies for 2025, based on the date from the Industrial Productivity Index.  Spanning 10 major industries and 90 industry peer groups, each company on the Top 100 list has demonstrated measurable productivity growth during a time when the broader industrial sector continues to face a prolonged “productivity crisis.”

LNS Research’s analysis shows that the World’s Most Productive Companies™ are outperforming peers by aligning leadership, strategy, and execution across the entire value chain—from product innovation and manufacturing to supply networks and service delivery.

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Become a World's Most Productive Companies™ Winner

For COOs interested in understanding what it takes to become a World's Most Productive Companies recipent, LNS Research offers the data, benchmarks, and strategic insights to guide your journey. Schedule a WMPC benchmarking call today to explore how you can employ the best practices of the Top 100 industrial productivity leaders.

 

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