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ROB Roundup: October PMI® All summer, the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® hummed along with dispassionate efficiency, so much so that the monthly composite index appeared to

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Procuring a Preview: November/December Issue Check your inboxes and mailboxes soon for the November/December issue of Inside Supply Management®, published by Institute for Supply Management®

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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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How to Take Advantage of the Trade Truce The 90-day trade truce agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping at the recent G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, offers

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The Manufacturing ‘Skills Gap’ U.S. factory activity has grown for 115 consecutive months, according to the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®, and long-term forecasts for the sector

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Report On Business® Roundup: June Manufacturing PMI® While the Manufacturing PMI® of 60.6 percent indicated growth in U.S. factory activity for the 13th straight month, much of the

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U.S. Durable Goods Manufacturing Sets Record But Can’t Offset Demand The US$270.5 billion worth of goods produced in June was an all-time high, according to a report by the Baltic and

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Semiannual Forecast Indicates Continuing Economic Rebound Considering that COVID-19’s powerful first wave had purchasing and supply management executives projecting double-digit percentage cuts

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The Monthly Metric: Overall Equipment Effectiveness Year 4 of The Monthly Metric closes with an interesting analytic: In fact, so much time can be spent discussing its shortcomings that one

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