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The Monthly Metric: ROB Buying Policy A report that one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer’s lead time for chips has tripled from two months to six months likely elicited groans,

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ROB Roundup: December NMI® Last week, the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®, though it reported another month of contraction for U.S. factories in December, had positives for those

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Coronavirus Q&A — Facing the Future The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is causing increasing impacts on global supply chains, disrupting supply, inventories, production, deliveries and more.

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ROB Roundup: January NMI® It had been a few months since both editions of the ISM® Report On Business® provided encouraging news on their respective sectors and the overall economy,

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ROB Roundup: March NMI® The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the U.S. services sector at varying speeds on multiple fronts, which creates a “moving target” for measuring its impact,

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Report On Business® Roundup: November Services PMI™ While the Services PMI™ for November registered a healthy 55.9 percent that indicated a sixth straight month of growth for

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ROB Roundup: December NMI® The ISM® Report On Business® is one of the few things in which the old axiom “direction is more important than location” often does not apply. When referring

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ROB Roundup: March NMI® From his usual spot on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday, CNBC analyst Rick Santelli reported the just-released Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On

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Dissecting the ISM® Report on Business® (From left) Anthony Nieves, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM, and Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chairs of the Institute for Supply Management® Business

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ROB Roundup: February NMI® During his tenure as Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, Anthony Nieves, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM, has

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