Manufacturing Pulse Report 2025

How Manufacturing Leaders Are Rethinking Resilience in a Shifting Landscape

Dun & Bradstreet’s latest research surveyed 2,000 senior supply chain and procurement professionals across the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United States to uncover how manufacturers are responding to intensifying risk, digital disruption, and growing supply chain complexity.

This report showcases how a range of manufacturing firms are navigating uncertainty, where foundational challenges are holding them back, and what they believe is needed to move forward with confidence.

The findings reveal a sector eager to embrace transformation, vulnerable to macro-economic and geo-political changes, struggling with regulation and considering nearshoring. We learn today’s manufacturers are constrained by poor data quality, fragmented systems, and limited visibility beyond Tier 1 suppliers. Despite increasing investment in technology and risk management, many manufacturers still feel underprepared to tackle regulatory pressure, supplier dependency, and ethical oversight.

Whether you're focused on transforming production processes, strengthening multi-tier supply chain resilience, or accelerating digital innovation, this is essential reading.

Download the report now to discover:

• The top concerns and risks senior manufacturing professionals in the UK, Europe and the United States are experiencing, and how prepared they are feeling
• The cost of poor risk visibility
• Confidence in data and adoption of AI in the sector
• The sector’s priorities for 2026