Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, November 2012 National report (USA), released by ISM on December 3, 2012. The report was issued on December 3 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The PMI™ registered 49.5 percent, a decrease of 2.2 percentage points from October’s reading […]
Month: December 2012
Apple’s Supplier Responsibility Progress Report 2012
Apple’s Supplier Responsibility Progress Report 2012 Highlights from the report: In 2011, Apple conducted 229 audits throughout the supply chain — an 80 percent increase over 2010 — including more than 100 first-time audits. This year Apple added more detailed and specialized audits that focus on safety and the environment. Apple-designed training programs have educated […]