Manufacturing

ISM Report Shows Dip in Manufacturing

Monday, January 4, 2016 · Jeff Berman The PMI, the ISM's index to measure growth, came in at 48.2 (50 or higher indicates growth) in December, which dropped 0.4 percent compared to November's 48.6.

ISM Measures Impact of Lower Energy Expenses

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 · Jeff Berman The December 2015 Semiannual Economic Forecast issued yesterday by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) took on two items that have been prevalent in addressing current trends in the form of: sharply lower oil prices the strength of the U.S. dollar.

Manufacturing and Non-manufacturing Supply Chains to Gain Strength, Says ISM

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 · Jeff Berman The December 2015 Semiannual Economic Forecast issued by the Institute for Supply Management presented an optimistic outlook for the the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors in 2016.

Auto Industry Supply Chain Managers Should Take Hard Look at Analytics

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 · Patrick Burnson While many auto executives (42.3 percent) expect more industry recalls in 2015 and 2016, just 8 percent use advanced predictive analytics to help prevent, prepare for, and manage recalls, according to a recent online poll from Deloitte.

Not Your Grandfather’s Manufacturing

Monday, October 5, 2015 · Rosemary Coates Revitalizing manufacturing in the US is key to strengthening our economy and to rebuilding the middle class in America.

MAPI U.S. Industrial Outlook: Manufacturing to Accelerate in Second Half of 2015

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 · SCMR Staff While the forecast for overall manufacturing production growth for 2015 is lower than previously expected.

APICS Launches New Career Center to Advance Growth Opportunities for Supply Chain Professionals

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 · SCMR Staff APICS has launched a new Career Center tool designed to unite the most qualified supply chain candidates with the companies that need them.

Manufacturing slides in August but still showing growth, reports ISM

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Jeff Berman The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) August edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business saw its PMI, the ISM's index to measure growth, fall 1.6 percent to 51.1, following a 0.8 percent decline to 52.7 in July. Even with the relatively slow growth over the…

Cushman & Wakefield Study Says Mexico’s Ports Poised to Boom

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Mexico's growing importance in the continental supply chain is now being recognized by North American transportation groups

Manufacturing Slows in July

Monday, August 3, 2015 · Jeff Berman The PMI, the ISM's index to measure growth fell 0.8 percent to 52.7 (a PMI of 50 or greater represents growth). PMI growth has been at 50 or higher for 31 straight months (with the overall economy growing for 74 months), and the current PMI is 1.7 percent below the…

Federal Penitentiary in West Virginia Provides Re-Shoring Training for Inmates

Monday, July 20, 2015 · Rosemary Coates The inmates get an opportunity to do productive work and learn new skills that are transferrable to the outside world.

Pending Legislation May Expedite Supply Chains and Elminate Tariffs

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The inclusion of the "American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015" as Title VIII of the Senate-passed Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (H.R. 644), will establish a new miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) process to eliminate unnecessary taxes on…

Why Walmart is So Important to U.S. Manufacturing

Monday, July 6, 2015 · Rosemary Coates Walmart has taken the lead and has ignited the Reshoring movement in America by committing to spend $250 Billion for products Made in the USA over the next few years.

Mastering Disruptive Change in Manufacturing

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 · Patrick Van den Bossche, Bernd Schmidt, Marc Lakner, and Bart Van Dijk Optimization and synchronization from end-to-end among value chain partners may one day make a zero-inventory value chain a reality.

Building Code Index May Help Supply Chain Managers With Global Site Selection

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 · Patrick Burnson International shippers in retail and manufacturing sectors may tap into new market intelligence on the regulatory landscape, spokesmen for FM Global announced today.