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The Monthly Metric: Defect Rate Welcome to the November edition of The Monthly Metric, as analytics-minded supply management professionals are still bouncing back from the tryptophan and sweets

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ROB Roundup: November PMI® After the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® indicated softening growth in September and October, there were concerns that the U.S. manufacturing sector

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The Inventories Issue: Building Stocks to ‘Sleep Better at Night’ Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps no element of supply management has been impacted more than inventories,

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Optimizing Warehouse Storage to Boost Productivity The handling and assignment of stock-keeping units (SKUs) and the movement of inventory between areas can present challenges for warehouse

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The Monthly Metric: ROB Inventories Subindexes This month’s measurement is ground that The Monthly Metric has wanted to cover for some time: the ISM® Report On Business®. Each month, Institute

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Driving Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry For pharmaceutical quality teams, compliance with industry regulations has long been the top priority. But to enhance quality and achieve goals,

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ROB Roundup: March PMI® An inverted yield curve. Soft housing starts. Weak retail sales. In recent days, each new piece of recent U.S. economic data seemed to further stoke fears of a slowdown,

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An End-to-End View: The Skill of the Future As supply management evolves, one skill stands out as necessary: An end-to-end view of the supply chain. “It used to be that if you were in

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Last-Mile Delivery Companies Are Rethinking Real-Estate Priorities Location is always said to be the most important factor when it comes to real estate. But location isn’t the only consideration

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Making Safety Count — On the Road and the Bottom Line As the delivery space grows and evolves, last-mile carriers are faced with increasing costs related to warehousing rents, labor and

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