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ROB Roundup: March PMI® An inverted yield curve. Soft housing starts. Weak retail sales. In recent days, each new piece of recent U.S. economic data seemed to further stoke fears of a slowdown,

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ROB Roundup: February PMI® The Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® was released on Friday, and the composite PMI® of 54.1 percent was below analysts’ expectations and represented

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Brexit’s Cascading Impact on Global Trade What will the UK's exit from the European Union mean for supply chains? By Hannah Kain We have all gotten used to simply hitting the “buy” button on

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Compliance Strategy GoesBeyond Following the Rules There's no one-size-fits-all strategy that works for every country, so develop country-specific strategies that minimize cost and maximize

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The Intersection of Freight and Compliance Supply management organizations must improve data quality amid a changing global logistics regulatory landscape. By Cindy Yamamoto In 2010, two bombs

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Steel Buyers: Prepare forPossible Shortages in Q4 Steel: Lock Now or Buy on Spot? The Prices and Availability Outlook for the Next 12 Months ISM2018 session on Sunday, May 6 For the steel buyer,

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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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ROB Roundup: August NMI® Last month, after the Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® indicated that momentum in the U.S. services sector could be stalling, Anthony Nieves, CPSM,

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ROB Roundup: October PMI® All summer, the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® hummed along with dispassionate efficiency, so much so that the monthly composite index appeared to

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ROB Roundup: November PMI® After the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® indicated softening growth in September and October, there were concerns that the U.S. manufacturing sector

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