2010: Hang on! It'll get better!

The dollar is weakening, unemployment is still around 10 percent, and now oil prices are starting to climb again. With the end of the year approaching fast, many supply chain folks out there who barely survived 2009 are likely wondering what fresh disaster awaits in 2010.

The good news, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and other financial experts: Things will improve, just not very fast. It’s hard to notice with unemployment still at record-high levels, but the manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries have been slowly creeping up out of the abyss over the past year, and all indications are that those positive trends will continue.

Later in the year, things will look even better than they will in January, and it seems that 2011 will finally show signs of good news.

We discuss in our December issue some of the trends and pitfalls supply chain managers will want to look out for next year. You can also see the article by clicking here.