Filed in Manufacturing
Monday, April 29, 2013
Four out of five executives surveyed say nearshoring will be an important decision in coming year.News • Global • Supply Chain • Transportation • Manufacturing • Economy • Labor • AlixPartners • Permalink
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
According to the London-based think tank, near shoring will increase, but off a very low base, so its impact on deep-sea ocean carriers is unlikely to be significant in the short-termBlogs • Supply Chain • Manufacturing • Deliver • Permalink
Monday, April 01, 2013
While some of its key metrics saw sequential declines, manufacturing growth continues to head in the right direction, according to monthly Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).News • Manufacturing • ISM • PMI • Permalink
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, was 50.7 in December, representing a 1.2 percent gain over November’s 49.5.News • Manufacturing • ISM • Permalink
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Retail sales in November, which are typically viewed as the beginning of the holiday shopping season, showed a solid performance with annual and sequential gains, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail FederationNews • Transportation • Manufacturing • Economy • Permalink
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Weakening economic conditions in several key foreign markets and outright recessions in others led to mixed results for California exporters during October, according to an analysis by Beacon Economics of foreign trade data released this morning by the U.S. Commerce Department.News • Manufacturing • Trade • Economy • Permalink
Monday, December 03, 2012
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, was 49.5 in November, which was down 2.2 percent from October’s 51.7.News • Manufacturing • ISM • Permalink
Friday, November 02, 2012
This work is fascinating and often takes me to Chinese factories to review their manufacturing processesBlogs • Supply Chain • Sourcing • Manufacturing • Permalink
Thursday, November 01, 2012
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, was 51.7 in October, which was 0.2 percent better than September’s 51.5 and 2.9 percent better than the 49.6 recorded in August.News • Manufacturing • ISM • Permalink
Thursday, October 18, 2012
New report from PA Consulting Group reviews the approach to green issues taken by four global manufacturing companies.News • Green • Manufacturing • Permalink


