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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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Pandemic Heightens Supply Chain Awareness, but Paper Invoices Remain Despite even the best digital-finance efforts, the reality is that 80 percent of businesses still use paper checks to pay

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• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Systems Capability and Technology

Report On Business® Roundup: June Services PMI® The Services PMI® of 60.1 percent was down from May’s all-time high and missed analysts’ expectations. In the immediate aftermath, markets

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Supply Shortages Continue to Abound Increased demand, port congestion and shipping issues, lack of inventory, market dynamics and extreme weather disturbances, including a February storm that hit

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• Cost and Price Management
• Negotiation
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Focusing on Cost Plus Risk Can Help Organizations Move Forward The coronavirus pandemic has been characterized by emotional shifts in consumer-buying behavior, and as the economy opens up more,

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• Cost and Price Management
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New Framework Helps Organizations Build Resiliency Eight measures can help manufacturers build supply chain resiliency and handle disruption, according to a white paper from the World Economic

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• Supply Management
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• Supply Chain Planning

Assessing Economies and Economic Growth Inflation, cost and global and national economies have been hot topics for supply managers and their companies, as prices for inputs and shipping increase

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• Cost and Price Management
• Financial Analysis
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Report On Business® Roundup: July Hospital PMI™ The Hospital PMI™ of 62.8 percent indicated expansion for a 14th consecutive month; however, some subindex readings — and especially comments

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Current Inflation is a Tale of Handling Volatility There is no one-size-fits-all answer for dealing with inflation, says Roman Belotserkovskiy, an Austin, Texas-based partner at global management

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• Cost and Price Management
• Negotiation
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Procurement’s Opportunity to Create Value To create more value, companies are revamping their operating models. They’re deploying new technologies, automating processes and moving workers into

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• Cost and Price Management
• Negotiation
• Risk