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Annual Membership Vote Closes August 19, 2021

ISM Annual Membership Vote

June 16, 2021

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Notice of ISM Annual Membership Meeting

Notice is given that the Institute for Supply Management, Inc. (ISM) Annual Membership Meeting will be held on August 19, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. PT at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, CA, USA. At any meeting of the members, every eligible member may vote either in person or by proxy. Each such proxy should be files electronically with the Secretary before or at the time of the meeting.

Report On Business® Roundup: July Manufacturing PMI®

August 02, 2021

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U.S. manufacturers and their supply chains are performing yeoman work under existing conditions and limitations, as the ISM® Report On Business® has documented for months. The Manufacturing PMI® of 59.5 percent indicated growth in U.S. factory activity for a 14th straight month.
The Monthly Metric: Measuring Diversity’s Impact

July 26, 2021

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For a strategy to be meaningful, the process must be measurable. In many ways, supplier diversity analytics are a work in progress, as the most-used metrics — those involving spend — don’t tell the entire story.
Resiliency and Agility Vital as Tariff-Rule Targets Move

July 26, 2021

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Building supplier bid lists for complex product assemblies like electric-vehicle battery packs can prove challenging. Determining the ideal supply strategy when tariff rules are rapidly evolving makes aligning with the right partners a moving target.

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Better for both: Tender volumes holding steady amid tumbling rejection rates
July 16, 2021
Factory Output Dips 0.1% in June on Auto Chip Shortage
July 16, 2021
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July 15, 2021
U.S. factory output dips 0.1% in June on auto chip shortage
July 15, 2021
U.S. factory output dips 0.1% in June on auto chip shortage
July 15, 2021
Institute for Supply Management® Opens Call-for-Presentations for 2022 Annual Conference
July 14, 2021
This Industrial Giant Expects Inflation to Be Sticky
July 13, 2021
Stockouts worsen for the chemical industry as shipping delays exacerbate inventory woes
July 13, 2021
Manufacturing Delays Are Making It Harder To Get These 6 Things
July 11, 2021
Will US consumer prices continue rising at a rapid clip?
July 11, 2021

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