The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–dropped 1.3% to 60.3 (a reading above 50 indicates growth), while still growing for the 105th consecutive month. The October NMI is 1.8% above the 12-month average of 58.5.
While a global recession is probably still a year or two away, “there are storm clouds on the horizon,” which are starting to look more than a little threatening, says IHS Markit economists.
Every day more forward innovations become available enabling legacy enterprises and agile startups with the ability to create, test, perfect and market their products. As a result, we are discovering new ways to operate, compete and scale exponentially.
Even with a mild sequential decline, manufacturing output in October remained strong, according to the monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, which was released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) this week.
A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council has released “Competing in an Age of Multi-Localism,” a new study that notes the tectonic shifts occurring in consumption patterns globally.
The series has chronicled the evolution of e-commerce using Walmart versus Amazon as a reflection of what has been going on in the battle between retailers and e-tailers.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent action by the UK and the European Union to put in place contingency planning for the continuation of air services in the event of a "no-deal Brexit"
Now more than ever, ground transportation is a strategic component of business success as seen by respondents to a worldwide survey conducted by DHL Supply Chain. Three quarters of companies surveyed indicated that investing in improving ground transportation will positively…
In this exclusive interview we discuss the recent release of block chain applications with Rick Jewell, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Cloud Applications, Oracle.
September shipments, at 1,050,900, were up 7.3% compared to September 2017, and on a year-to-date basis through September they are up 5.7% to 9,116,507.
As Oracle OpenWorld is convened in San Francisco this week, supply chain managers were informed that Oracle Blockchain Applications Cloud has been launched.
Combination of E2open and INTTRA forms the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Network with Access to World-Wide Ocean Container Capacity and information
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