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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: 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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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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14 Industrial Locales Considered‘Strategic’ Markets Due to their infrastructure and large millennial populations, among other factors, industrial markets in 14 locales can offer opportunities to

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The Commercial-Vehicle TechnologySupply Base Shift By William Crane, CPSM A lot has been written about automotive original equipment manufacturers’ (OEMs) headway in bringing more affordable

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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 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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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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