The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–dropped 1.3% to 56.7 in January compared to December's 58. This marks the 108th consecutive month of growth for the NMI, with the January NMI off 2% compared to the 12-month average of 58.7.
The report “Digital Technology and Inclusive Growth” details why the benefits of the current digital revolution can be more evenly distributed than they were in previous technological revolutions.
JAGGAER, a global independent spend management company, today announces the JAGGAER ONE Platform as the cornerstone of its spend management solutions suite.
The report's key metric, the PMI, increased 2.3% to 56.3 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth). This follows a 5.2% decline to 54.3 in December. The index has now grown for 29 consecutive months, with the overall economy now having grown for 117 consecutive months.
San Francisco-based Prologis released its fourth annual Logistics Rent Index recently, drawing on data from its' global portfolio and examines rental growth in critical logistics real estate markets throughout the world.
Slowly but surely, a conversion from vacant retail properties to industrial retail space appears to be under way. That is the word from Los Angeles-based industrial real estate firm CBRE. In a report, entitled “Trading Places: Retail Properties Converted to Industrial…
NextGen Supply Chain is the premier educational conference that answers the question “What's next in supply chain management” for senior-level SCM professionals. View the agenda just announced for this one of a kind event.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 · Minhaaj Khan and Srideepti Kidambi
Businesses implement the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to focus, align and synchronize all the different functions of their organizations. Given the significance of this effort, it's surprising that most businesses don't carefully consider the…
In this exclusive interview, Michael Gravier, Associate Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at Bryant University, share his insights on the current e-commerce challenges.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts the global airline industry net profit to be $35.5 billion in 2019, slightly ahead of the $32.3 billion expected net profit in 2018 (revised down from $33.8 billion forecast in June).
New research from DHL Supply Chain, the world's leading logistics company, indicates that three out of four businesses believe that spending time and resources to improve their transportation will directly impact sales – and 83 percent are willing to pay more for better…
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