If you are a Manufacturer using Salesforce and in Lightning, this post would help you to prepare for key features which would help you to do more, provide insights to your users and prevent problems.
Sales Team
Jump Right into Your Most Important List View with Pinned Lists
Does your team need to see sales forecasts for 15 months or custom fiscal periods at a glance? Now they can! Previously the limit was 12. For quarterly forecasts, the limit is still 8.
Grant Access to Records, Report and Dashboard Folders, and List Views by Territory
Add Sales Reps to Groups and Queues Based on Territory Assignment
Share Individual Records by Territory
Expanded Enforcement of Daily External Email Limit for New Orgs
Customizable Forecasting Is Being Retired
Account For Your Customers’ Email Opt Out Preferences
Saving Time
Return Bounced Emails to Senders as Attached Files
Access Salesforce Information Directly from Google Calendar
Log Emails to People Who Aren’t Email Recipients from Outlook and Gmail
Configure the Salesforce-Pardot Connector with Improved Navigation and Design
Choose Which Records Sync Between Salesforce and Pardot
When you connect Pardot and Salesforce campaigns, you can see exactly how much engagement your marketing campaigns generate, right in Salesforce. Search for campaigns and marketing assets in Salesforce, and view engagement performance from records and reports. No more exporting Pardot asset data to share reports—your users can do everything from Salesforce.