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May 4, 2012 The ISM-New York Report on Business is released on the second business day of each month at 9:45 AM Eastern. Buyers Meeting Point has been following the ISM reports on business for a while now, helping you apply information from the indexes (which is collected from procurement professionals) to your own work.

May 1, 2012 – Local government faces a bleak future, but is outsourcing still the answer to budget cuts?

May 1, 2012 – There are ten ways (outside of transaction-related focus areas) that we see to deliver this new value.

April 30, 2012 - CROs are playing a growing role in R&D, and companies are also offshoring clinical trials

April 26, 2012 Buyers miss opportunities for significant savings by not paying sufficient attention to small suppliers.

April 25, 2012 – Despite a slow growth global environment, a manufacturing renaissance is underway.

April 24, 2012 – One year ago, the earthquake and tsunami that struck north-central Japan demonstrated just how fragile a multinational supply chain can be.

April 23, 2012 – Does your supply chain measure up against the best in retail?

April 23, 2012 –  Based in North Carolina, Birnberg will oversee daily operations of the company’s recruiting division and guide its continued growth within the Procurement and Supply Chain industry.

April 23, 2012 – The importance of supply chain visibility and  how to achieve it is highlighted in a new report from the Aberdeen Group entitled: “Supply chain visibility excellence – mastering complexity and landed costs.”