The on-going pandemic has created chaos for retailers and manufacturers trying to keep up with supply and demand, maintain analysts with Chicago-based commercial real estate broker JLL. New research suggests that there’s also a “China Factor” to consider.
The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 62.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring) in April. This marks a 1.0% decline from March’s 63.7, which was the highest reading since October…
In its “Q1 2021 U.S. Industrial & Logistics Figures,” CBRE explained that the United States industrial market “shows no signs of slowing down with record-high asking rents and in-process development activity, low vacancy levels, and 44 consecutive quarters of…
The on-going pandemic has created chaos for retailers and manufacturers trying to keep up with supply and demand, maintain analysts with Chicago-based commercial real estate broker JLL.
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, at 60.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) was down 4% compared to March’s 64.7 reading, which marked the highest reading since November 1983’s 66. This marked the…
On this episode, Steven A. Melnyk discusses how managing the strategic supply chain is different, and why it calls for a new kind of supply chain leader. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
With more businesses reopening and bringing employees back to work, the U.S. economy is on firm footing and could see its fastest growth in more than three decades, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
Business to business trade activity grew by 10% in the first quarter of 2021, but a recent surge in order volumes is creating fresh challenges for suppliers after a year of intense disruption, new transaction data from Tradeshift can reveal.
Many suppliers who wish to work within the public sector are finding that long, costly, and complex procurement cycle times, lack of clarity on how to connect with Public Sector organizations, and a perception that competition is just “for show” and new suppliers have…
As supply chain managers focus on AI, robotics and other emerging forms of automation, it's important to remember that supply chains rely on people for success
Manufacturing in China often conjures the images of factories, assembly lines, and workrooms running on cheap, inexpensive, and in some cases, slave labor. China’s labor practices may indeed be abhorrent. However, the bigger concern for America is the BRI, or Belts and Roads…
The newly released 2021 State of Manufacturing Report from Fictiv reveals an industry that is already quickly rebounding with investments in digital transformation aimed at improving speed, resilience and sustainability. While areas of concern persist, most report that lessons…
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