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ROB Roundup: June NMI® The June Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® dropped 1.8 points to its lowest level in almost two years, cooled by slowing employment, business activity

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Resiliency in Light of Brexit and Other Barriers By Richard Wilding, OBE Brexit is an obvious example of a threat and obstacle to supply chains — but it’s also part of a global trend towards more

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Supply Management’s New Normal? In many ways, the headlines from Labor Day weekend 2019 succinctly encapsulated the concurrent challenges facing the supply management profession. Continuing

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ROB Roundup: August PMI® The release of the ISM® Report On Business® always generates discussion and activity in the financial and procurement worlds, but Tuesday’s unveiling of the

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The ISM® Report On Business® as an Economic ‘Speedometer’ The ISM® Report On Business® gauges sentiments of purchasing managers and supply executives, who are often said to be

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Reaching Customers Through Search Optimization By Michael Bird For manufacturing and other B2C organizations, the ability to connect with customers is critical. But e-commerce customers can slip

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ROB Roundup: July PMI® Days after the ISM® Report On Business® was reaffirmed as a leading indicator that routinely signals shifts in the economy before they happen, the July PMI®

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ROB Roundup: July NMI® If the release of the July Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® occurred in a vacuum, there would have been limited nitpicking on Monday: The composite

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Strategizing the Next Trade-War Moves The uncertainty and volatility associated with tariffs and the escalating trade war with China is causing companies to rethink their manufacturing operations

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Strategies to Mitigate Trade-War Risk On Friday, the trade war shifted into yet another gear. China announced retaliatory 5-percent to 10-percent tariffs on US$75 billion worth of U.S. imports.

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