Manufacturing

It’s Time to Wake Up and Smell the Green Tea

Thursday, May 31, 2012 · Rosemary Coates The next phase in China’s industrial development is innovation and optimization

Bringing Supply Chain Management Jobs Home

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Earlier this year, both Boeing and GE said they were committed to moving parts of their offshore manufacturing capabilities back to the U.S.

ISM semiannual report expects more continued economic growth for rest of 2012

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 · Jeff Berman In its 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast, which is based on feedback from U.S.-based purchasing and supply chain executives, manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors are expected to leverage the solid levels for various metrics each has been seeing over the last several…

ISM reports strong manufacturing output in March

Monday, April 2, 2012 · Jeff Berman United States-based manufacturing activity remains solid, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) February Manufacturing Report on Business.

Despite slight dip, ISM reports manufacturing is on right track

Thursday, March 1, 2012 · Jeff Berman Even with a slight decline from January, data released today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) indicates that manufacturing is on strong footing and still in growth mode.

Panjiva data from December to January shows U.S.-bound trade moving in the right direction

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 · Jeff Berman Data from Panjiva showed gains from December to January for both United States-bound waterborne shipments and the number of manufacturers shipping to the U.S.

ISM reports strong manufacturing growth for January

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 · Jeff Berman Manufacturing picked up in 2012 where it left off in 2011: in growth mode. The ISM's PMI hit 54.1 in January, which was 1.0 percent better than January’s 53.1.

Extreme Makeover: Hardware Edition

Friday, January 13, 2012 · Alan Joch It’s not every day you’re asked to reinvent one of the high-tech industry’s most iconic companies. But that’s exactly what’s been driving Cindy Reese since she arrived from Sun Microsystems to become Oracle’s senior vice president for worldwide systems operations…

Manufacturing continues to head in right direction, according to ISM

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 · Jeff Berman The December edition of Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Report on Business pointed to manufacturing growth finishing 2011 on a positive note.

ISM semiannual report calls for continued economic growth in 2012

Thursday, December 8, 2011 · Jeff Berman While the economic recovery is showing some encouraging signs of late, it received another one this week in the form of the Institute of Supply Management’s Semiannual Economic Forecast.

ISM November manufacturing report is up nearly 2 points, manufacturing growth remains intact

Friday, December 2, 2011 · Jeff Berman With its primary index—the PMI—showing signs of leveling out in recent months, the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business increased nearly two full percentage points in November to extend the growth streak for economic activity in the…

ISM October manufacturing report is down from September but showing growth

Thursday, November 3, 2011 · Jeff Berman Although the numbers are showing continued signs of leveling out, the main theme of the October edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing (ISM) Report on Business indicated that growth is still occurring.

Manufacturers are becoming less optimistic about U.S. economy, says Grant Thornton LLP study

Monday, September 26, 2011 · Jeff Berman While manufacturing has been considered a bright spot for the United States economy during of the economic downturn, recent data from consultancy Grant Thornton LLP indicates that manufacturers are losing faith in the growth prospects for the economy.

ISM August manufacturing report is down slightly from July

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Jeff Berman While manufacturing may be experiencing a bit of a slowdown, the overall numbers in the August edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing (ISM) Report on Business still point to growth.

Panjiva data shows seasonal growth, but long-term economic concerns linger

Monday, August 15, 2011 · Jeff Berman Even though there are more questions than answers when it comes to the economy and its growth rate, data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, showed a seasonal increase in the number of United States-bound…