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The China Supply Chain Conundrum While many companies have reduced their dependence on China — a process that began during the trade war — the rhetoric on completely restructuring supply chains

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Procuring a Preview: March Issue Here’s a sneak preview of the March issue of Inside Supply Management®, which is published nine times a year by Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®).

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ROB Roundup: July PMI® The July Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® was unveiled on Wednesday, and although the PMI® dropped slightly to 58.1 percent, there were positives among

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Reshoring Is Up, Despite Tariffs Uncertainty Reshoring and foreign direct investment is up — with 170,000 manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S. in 2017, an increase of 50 percent from 2016 and

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How to Take Advantage of the Trade Truce The 90-day trade truce agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping at the recent G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, offers

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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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Pressure Testing the Manufacturing Supply Chain The coronavirus pandemic has heightened the focus on supply chain fragility — and managing risks that include supply shortages and lengthening lead

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Is the U.S. Facing a ManufacturingSkills Shortage? If your company is considering reshoring, you need to understand where the talent is. When supply chain leaders and manufacturing experts talk

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Tariffs Are Causing Manufacturers to Rethink the Value Chain The tariffs turmoil is driving manufacturers to consider a total cost of ownership (TCO) approach to their supply chains while

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