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What Manufacturers Should Look for in a Modern ERP Platform

Manufacturers are facing growing pressure to improve efficiency, increase visibility, and support growth without adding complexity. As labor constraints, rising costs, and supply chain challenges continue, many organizations are rethinking whether their current systems can support the business moving forward.

In this Nucleus Research report, explore the trends shaping the ERP market and learn what manufacturers should consider when evaluating solutions to support operational performance, automation, and future growth.

You'll learn:

How manufacturers are using ERP to improve operational visibility and coordination
Why automation, AI, and usability are becoming key evaluation criteria
What capabilities help organizations scale without increasing complexity
Which ERP vendors are recognized as market leaders

Whether you're planning a modernization initiative or simply exploring what's changing in the ERP landscape, this report provides valuable insight into what leading manufacturers are looking for in today's ERP platforms.

2026 Construction Workforce Benchmark Report

The 2026 Construction Workforce Benchmark Report benchmarks how the industry's largest and fastest-growing contractors approach workforce planning, using real data from over 200 contractors, including nearly 40% of the ENR 400.

Inside, you'll find data-backed benchmarks across four key areas:

Workforce planning horizon — how far out top-performing contractors plan hiring and staffing relative to their project pipeline, and what that means for your own bid capacity
The real drivers behind attrition — including a commute-distance factor most leaders overlook entirely, and why it disproportionately affects key roles like superintendents
Why the labor shortage is a skills problem — not just a headcount problem, and what that means for how you prioritize hiring
The "rookie ratio" benchmark strategic contractors now track to balance developing new hires with the experience needed to deliver

Download the report and see how your workforce strategy stacks up against the ENR 400.

2026 Construction Workforce Benchmark Report

The 2026 Construction Workforce Benchmark Report benchmarks how the industry's largest and fastest-growing contractors approach workforce planning, using real data from over 200 contractors, including nearly 40% of the ENR 400.

Inside, you'll find data-backed benchmarks across four key areas:

Workforce planning horizon — how far out top-performing contractors plan hiring and staffing relative to their project pipeline, and what that means for your own bid capacity
The real drivers behind attrition — including a commute-distance factor most leaders overlook entirely, and why it disproportionately affects key roles like superintendents
Why the labor shortage is a skills problem — not just a headcount problem, and what that means for how you prioritize hiring
The "rookie ratio" benchmark strategic contractors now track to balance developing new hires with the experience needed to deliver

Download the report and see how your workforce strategy stacks up against the ENR 400.

How Top HVAC and Plumbing Contractors Are Protecting Margin in 2026

Labor shortages, rising equipment costs, and slow-paying customers are squeezing margin across HVAC and plumbing. This report breaks down what separates resilient, high-performing contractors from the rest, backed by fresh industry data on operations, cash flow, financing, and fleet management.

Whether you run a five-truck shop or a regional service business, the pressure is the same: do more with a shrinking labor pool while customer expectations keep rising. This report shows the specific, measurable moves top contractors are making to protect profitability in 2026.

Download the report to see:

Why 52% of service businesses still operate manually, and the productivity cost of it
How to turn a 30-60 day payment cycle into same-day cash collection
Why point-of-sale financing increases close rates and average ticket size
How GPS-enabled fleet tracking can cut fuel costs by an average of 16%
The KPIs top-performing contractors track to stay ahead of the competition

The ROI of 3D: How Furniture Manufacturers Save $400K a Year

Office furniture manufacturers face rising product complexity, shorter sales cycles, and higher digital expectations, while traditional visualization like photography, Photoshop edits, and outsourced rendering stays slow and costly. Provoke Insights interviewed leaders at MillerKnoll, Kimball International, Fellowes Brands, and HNI to quantify what changes when they standardize on 3D Cloud.

Download the full report for the complete numbers and the four impact areas behind them.

Inside you'll find:

How manufacturers save up to $400K a year by bringing rendering in-house
Why per-image costs drop 80-90% with standardized 3D workflows
How teams grow output 50%+ without new hires
Where 3 days per project gets recovered through faster iteration
How self-service tools cut dealer visualization time 50-55%

The ROI of 3D: How Furniture Manufacturers Save $400K a Year

Office furniture manufacturers face rising product complexity, shorter sales cycles, and higher digital expectations, while traditional visualization like photography, Photoshop edits, and outsourced rendering stays slow and costly. Provoke Insights interviewed leaders at MillerKnoll, Kimball International, Fellowes Brands, and HNI to quantify what changes when they standardize on 3D Cloud.

Download the full report for the complete numbers and the four impact areas behind them.

Inside you'll find:

How manufacturers save up to $400K a year by bringing rendering in-house
Why per-image costs drop 80-90% with standardized 3D workflows
How teams grow output 50%+ without new hires
Where 3 days per project gets recovered through faster iteration
How self-service tools cut dealer visualization time 50-55%

The ROI of 3D: How Furniture Manufacturers Save $400K a Year

Office furniture manufacturers face rising product complexity, shorter sales cycles, and higher digital expectations, while traditional visualization like photography, Photoshop edits, and outsourced rendering stays slow and costly. Provoke Insights interviewed leaders at MillerKnoll, Kimball International, Fellowes Brands, and HNI to quantify what changes when they standardize on 3D Cloud.

Download the full report for the complete numbers and the four impact areas behind them.

Inside you'll find:

How manufacturers save up to $400K a year by bringing rendering in-house
Why per-image costs drop 80-90% with standardized 3D workflows
How teams grow output 50%+ without new hires
Where 3 days per project gets recovered through faster iteration
How self-service tools cut dealer visualization time 50-55%

What Manufacturers Should Look for in a Modern ERP Platform

Manufacturers are facing growing pressure to improve efficiency, increase visibility, and support growth without adding complexity. As labor constraints, rising costs, and supply chain challenges continue, many organizations are rethinking whether their current systems can support the business moving forward.

In this Nucleus Research report, explore the trends shaping the ERP market and learn what manufacturers should consider when evaluating solutions to support operational performance, automation, and future growth.

You'll learn:

How manufacturers are using ERP to improve operational visibility and coordination
Why automation, AI, and usability are becoming key evaluation criteria
What capabilities help organizations scale without increasing complexity
Which ERP vendors are recognized as market leaders

Whether you're planning a modernization initiative or simply exploring what's changing in the ERP landscape, this report provides valuable insight into what leading manufacturers are looking for in today's ERP platforms.

How Manufacturing ERP Solutions Compare in 2026

Manufacturers evaluating ERP solutions face no shortage of options. As operations become more complex and the need for visibility, automation, and agility grows, choosing the right platform has never been more important.

In this G2 Grid® Report, explore how leading mixed mode ERP solutions compare based on customer satisfaction, market presence, and feedback from real users. The report highlights the platforms manufacturers rely on to support production, supply chain, inventory, quality, and business operations.

You'll learn:

Which ERP solutions are recognized as leaders in the market
How real users rate leading mixed mode ERP platforms
Key capabilities manufacturers should consider during ERP evaluations
How top solutions support complex manufacturing environments

Whether you're actively evaluating ERP systems or planning for future modernization, this report provides valuable insights to help guide your research.

How to Deploy AI on the Shop Floor—and Scale with Confidence

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to do more with less. Labor shortages, production complexity, supply chain disruption, and rising customer expectations are pushing organizations to explore AI—but success depends on turning operational data into faster, more informed decisions.

In this IDC PeerScape report, discover how manufacturers are using agentic AI to connect people, machines, and data in practical ways that improve productivity, decision-making, and operational resilience.

You’ll learn how to:

Turn disconnected data into real-time insights and actions
Help frontline teams make faster, more informed decisions
Improve production, scheduling, and resource utilization
Automate quality and operational workflows

Whether you're just beginning to explore AI or looking to expand existing initiatives, this report offers practical examples and guidance from manufacturers already putting these technologies to work.

The ROI of 3D: How Furniture Manufacturers Save $400K a Year

Office furniture manufacturers face rising product complexity, shorter sales cycles, and higher digital expectations, while traditional visualization like photography, Photoshop edits, and outsourced rendering stays slow and costly. Provoke Insights interviewed leaders at MillerKnoll, Kimball International, Fellowes Brands, and HNI to quantify what changes when they standardize on 3D Cloud.

Download the full report for the complete numbers and the four impact areas behind them.

Inside you'll find:

How manufacturers save up to $400K a year by bringing rendering in-house
Why per-image costs drop 80-90% with standardized 3D workflows
How teams grow output 50%+ without new hires
Where 3 days per project gets recovered through faster iteration
How self-service tools cut dealer visualization time 50-55%

The new deal team: What 1,000 dealmakers reveal about AI-driven M&A

AI is no longer an edge in M&A, it is becoming the baseline. Datasite surveyed 1,000 senior dealmakers, backed by in-depth interviews with M&A leaders, to reveal how AI is reshaping every stage of the deal, and where human judgment still decides the outcome. See where your peers are placing their bets and how the modern deal team is being built.

Inside the report, you will learn:

The deal stages where AI is already fully embedded, led by due diligence and sourcing
Why 62% of dealmakers now call human-only decisions indefensible on complex deals
The decisions that stay human, from final sign-off to reading the room with a founder
How top firms build accuracy, security, and governance into AI-assisted dealmaking
What the next deal team looks like as AI handles the prep, and people close the last mile

State of Context Management Report 2026

DataHub commissioned independent research firm TrendCandy to survey 250 IT and data leaders about the state of context management in 2026. The findings reveal a market at an inflection point: high confidence, real infrastructure gaps, and a correction already underway.

What you'll learn:

Why organizations that self-assess at the highest stage of context management maturity still struggle with the fundamentals
How “good enough” context solutions that work in pilots consistently break down at production scale
Why 83% of IT and data leaders now believe agentic AI cannot reach production value without a dedicated context platform
What the surge in context management infrastructure investment reveals about where the market is heading
The three imperatives for data and IT leaders in 2026

Cost Savings and Business Benefits for Office Furniture Manufacturers

Office furniture manufacturers face increasing product complexity, pressure for faster sales cycles, and growing expectations for digital buying experiences. Traditional visualization methods like static photography and external rendering are costly, slow, and difficult to scale.

This business impact study examines how leading contract furniture manufacturers are using 3D product visualization to drive measurable gains across their operations.

What you'll learn:

How manufacturers increased visualization output by 50% without adding headcount
Why bringing rendering in-house saved one organization $400,000 annually
How consolidating fragmented tools into a single platform reduced complexity and vendor costs
Why earlier visualization in the buying journey led to a 65% increase in new design projects and $1 million in BOM value

Cost Savings and Business Benefits for Office Furniture Manufacturers

Office furniture manufacturers face increasing product complexity, pressure for faster sales cycles, and growing expectations for digital buying experiences. Traditional visualization methods like static photography and external rendering are costly, slow, and difficult to scale.

This business impact study examines how leading contract furniture manufacturers are using 3D product visualization to drive measurable gains across their operations.

What you'll learn:

How manufacturers increased visualization output by 50% without adding headcount
Why bringing rendering in-house saved one organization $400,000 annually
How consolidating fragmented tools into a single platform reduced complexity and vendor costs
Why earlier visualization in the buying journey led to a 65% increase in new design projects and $1 million in BOM value