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Brexit’s Impact on the Global Supply Chain By Chris Laws There are two ways that the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) exit from the European Union (EU) can unfold. A hard Brexit describes a worst-case

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ROB Roundup: May NMI® In recent days, President Donald Trump took global trade tensions to a new level, the May Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® was labeled a disappointment and

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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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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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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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Tracking the Truck Driver Shortage If current trends continue, the shortage of truck drivers, which has plagued the trucking industry since 2005, could increase to 160,000 vacancies by 2028,

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ROB Roundup: October PMI® With the first Friday of November also the first business day of the month, it felt like the Super Bowl or Christmas morning for passionate consumers of economic

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