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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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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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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: Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time Welcome to Year 4 of The Monthly Metric, where a frequent theme is that the procurement and finance departments should be partners in achieving

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ROB Roundup: February NMI® On Monday, this space called the February Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® “the coronavirus edition.” However, it’s possible that the outbreak had an

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Managing the Coronavirus Outbreak’s Supply Chain Impact The ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak on supply chains could last months, a Gartner expert says. And the longer the outbreak is

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The Monthly Metric: Inventory Insights Throughout its four years in this little corner of cyberspace, The Monthly Metric has often discussed measurements that help supply managers keep tabs on

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Push Forward Instead of Pulling Back During Times of Crises By Gregory Cable, C.P.M. When considering the importance of putting focus on the supply chain during a downturn, I am reminded of a

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Digital Networks Can Better Prepare Organizations for Crises As companies seek to cope with the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, their enterprise resource management measures are

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