The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, at 47.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), matched August. ISM added that the PMI has not seen growth in 22 of the last 23 months, with the overall ...

Procurement is transforming faster than ever. Cost, quality, and speed still matter. But now procurement managers are under pressure from one end of the supply chain to the other, as well as from ...

The foreign-trade zone program was designed to strike a balance between transparency and confidentiality—and there are now additional ways to leverage the program to further enhance U.S. economic ...

The e-commerce boom has driven third-party logistics providers to heavily invest in automated fulfillment. Shippers have embraced the change, making e-commerce a leading growth driver across all ...

Three of the nation’s top market analysts examine the current state of the freight railroad and intermodal markets, including ...

The “just-in-case” era is over, with operations looking to right-size inventory levels while avoiding stock outs. That may call for layers of technology, starting but not ending with WMS and effective ...

Having the ability to quickly adapt to things like change management, emerging technologies such as AI, and meeting consumer ...