Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, June 2012 National report (USA), released by ISM on July 2, 2012. The report was issued on July 2 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. The PMI registered 49.7 percent, a decrease of 3.8 percentage points from May’s reading […]
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Gartner 2012 Supply Chain Top 25
Gartner 2012 Supply Chain Top 25 Gartner Inc.’s annual Supply Chain Top 25 ranking lists Apple, Dell, Procter & Gamble, Amazon and McDonald’s as top five. With a goal to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts the business, the Supply Chain Top 25 rankings comprise two main components: financial and […]
Apple upgrades the supply chain, preparing for iPhone 5
Apple upgrades the supply chain, preparing for iPhone 5 Apple is currently the undisputed leader of the consumer electronics industry, with iPhones, iPads and iPods ranking high on consumers’ most-wanted lists. The Cupertino-based company also has a significant presence in the global supply chain business, Computer World blogger Jonny Evans notes. Citibank analyst Jim Suva […]
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, March 2012
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, March 2012 National report (USA), released by ISM on April 2, 2012. The report was issued on April 2 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The PMI registered 53.4 percent, an increase of 1 percentage point from February’s reading […]
Wolf Blitzer keynote speaker at the annual International Supply Management Conference
Wolf Blitzer keynote speaker at the annual International Supply Management Conference Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Wolf Blitzer will deliver the opening keynote at Institute for Supply Management™’s (ISM) 97th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit. ISM’s Conference takes place May 6-9, 2012 in Baltimore. ISM’s Conference also attracts notable figures and key influencers for […]
Apple suppliers 2011
Apple suppliers 2011 Apple has released their list of suppliers for 2011, covering approximately 97% of their spend (materials, manufacturing, and assembly of Apple’s products worldwide) … AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. AcBel Polytech Inc. Acument Global Technologies Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AG Microchip Technology Inc. Amperex Technology Ltd. Amphenol Corporation Analog Devices, Inc. Anjie Insulating […]
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, December 2011
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, December 2011 National report (USA), released by ISM on January 3 2012. The report was issued on January 3 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The PMI registered 53.9 percent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from November’s reading […]