Wednesday, March 1, 2023 · Jeff Berman
The report’s key metric, the PMI, at 47.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), eked out a 0.3% increase, from January to February, contracting, at a slower rate, for the fourth consecutive month. The last four months of contraction, through February, were preceded…
Monday, February 13, 2023 · Abhinav Agrawal and Rob Sterner
Sustained labor cost advantages in Asia complicates the reshoring equation, but a smart factory that offers worker productivity improvements of three-to-five times that of foreign workers makes it financially viable.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 · Jeff Berman
The report’s key metric, the PMI, at 47.4 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 1.0% from December’s 48.4, contracting, at a faster rate, for the third consecutive month. The last three months of contraction, through January, were preceded by a stretch of 29…
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 · Jeff Berman
The ISM report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 48.4 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 0.6% from November’s 49.0, contracting, at a faster rate, for the second consecutive month. The last two months of contraction were preceded by a stretch of 29…
Monday, December 19, 2022 · Jeff Berman
For manufacturing, ISM is estimating a 5.5% revenue gain in 2023, falling short of its 6.5% estimate from its predecessor report in May and its 9.2% 2022 growth rate. ISM member panelists are calling for 2023 services-based economy revenues to see a 3.1% gain in 2023, topping…
Thursday, December 1, 2022 · Jeff Berman
The report’s key metric, the PMI, was 49.0 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 1.2% from October’s 50.2, September’s 50.9 and back-to-back readings of 52.8 in July and August, with November’s contraction snapping a stretch of 29 consecutive months of…
Monday, November 7, 2022 · Sumantra Sengupta
Supply chain resilience is one of the hottest topics in supply chain management. Practitioners want to know how to implement it into their operations. What follows is a pragmatic framework.
Thursday, October 13, 2022 · Charles H. Fredouet
A survey of eight large North American ports shows an evolving supply chain design that is likely to change yet again with the proliferation of electric vehicles.
Friday, September 2, 2022 · Jeff Berman
The report’s key metric, the PMI, was 52.8 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), matching the July PMI, growing, at the same rate, for the 27th consecutive month, as well as the 27th consecutive month of overall economic growth.
Monday, August 1, 2022 · Jeff Berman
The July PMI reading is 4.8% below the 12-month average of 57.6, and it represents the lowest reading over the last 12 months and also the lowest going back to June 2020’s 52.4. The high over the last 12-month period is January’s 57.6.
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