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Manufacturing output stays flat from October to November, notes ISM
The November PMI came in 0.5% below the 12-month average of 47.2, with September 2023 marking the high for that period, at 49.0, and June 2023, at 46.0, marking the lowest.

2023 Lift Truck Acquisition & Usage Study
33-page report covering Lift Truck Acquisition & Usage based on a recently completed survey of material handling decision makers.

Are your sourcing strategies ready for what comes next on The Rebound Podcast
Listen in as Skyler Covington discusses the sourcing strategies making a difference at Sonoco Products.

Doubling down on people, process and technology
Frank McKay, Jabil’s chief supply chain and procurement officer, is leading with the basics that are too often ignored

Supply chain intelligence provider Verusen nets $25 million in Series B funding
Funds expected to help provider of AI-based supply management analytics to expand reach into direct materials intelligence

JSCM Video: I wasn’t expecting that!
Past negotiation strategies often develop the future negotiation strategy expectations of their suppliers and how buyers perceive the performance of their supply partners.

JSCM Video: Fostering SME supplier-enabled innovation
Procurement looks to small-to-midsize enterprises for innovation, but policies can get in the way of collaboration. Here’s why.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: It’s a great time to be in procurement
On this episode, author Elouise Epstein discusses the changes transforming procurement, and the procurement professional. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

JSCM Video: Trust Violations in Buyer-Supplier Relationships
What happens to supplier relationships when there has been a violation of trust? That’s the subject of this month’s video from the Journal of Supply Chain Management

Is your supplier base poised and ready?
Five questions to assess suppliers’ ability to meet the demands of an expanding manufacturing industry

Four steps to a more diverse supplier base
Leaders integrate diversity goals into their procurement strategy

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: The lure of preferential treatment
On this episode, Steven A. Melnyk discusses why preferential treatment is important, and how to earn it. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Transforming procurement at Nordstrom
The retailer's sourcing leader is centralizing procurement with an eye towards top line growth

Balanced Scorecards can play a role in supply chain recovery strategies
As supply chains pivot towards recovery, its time to look to Balanced Scorecards

Electrocomponents acquires MRO supply chain services provider Synovos for $145 million
Electrocomponents acquires Synovos for $145 million


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