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		<title><![CDATA[New orders grow U.S. manufacturing activity]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISM Factory Index Dips to 52.9 in August; Slower Growth Anticipates Weaker Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manufacturing in the United States cooled in August as factories trimmed orders in anticipation that sales would weaken.The Institute for Supply Management's factory index fell to 52.9, from 53.8 in July. Readings higher than 50 signal expansion.The report, one of the first to show how the mortgage crisis and soaring...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US productivity up 1.7pc.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 06, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) --  The US Labor Department reports that productivity increased by 1.7 per  cent in the March 2007 quarter. There was a 0.6 per cent per annum  increase in the cost of labour. The number of people...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BNET Daily Dispatch: DaimlerChrysler, U.S. Service Sector, Federated, and Best Buy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DaimlerChrysler&#39;s chief executive, Dieter Zetsche, confirmed today that the company is negotiating with "potential partners who have shown clear interest" in buying its Chrysler division, which lost $1.5 billion last year. Dr. Zetsche did not guarantee the talks would end in a sale, and remarked that the company needs to...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Factory Orders, Personal Spending Rise]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5935/is_200611/ai_n23925084]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Factory orders rose 2.1% in September, the Commerce Department said Nov. 2. The increase, driven by rising aircraft orders, followed a 0.3% decline in August. Excluding transportation equipment, orders fell 2.4%, following a 0.7% decline.In other economic news last week:* Personal spending rose 0.1% in September, Commerce said. Personal incomes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Factory Index, Construction Spending Fall]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5935/is_200609/ai_n23924577]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Growth in U.S. manufacturing eased last month to a pace consistent with the recent cooling in the economy, a survey found.The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index declined to 54.5 from 54.7 in July. A reading higher than 50 signals expansion.Also, construction spending in July fell by the most since...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US service sector weakens: ISM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The US economy's pivotal services sector weakened in July, the Institute for Supply Management said.  The ISM index of non-manufacturing activity slipped to 54.8 percent from 57.0 percent in June. That was less than Wall Street's consensus target of 56.5 percent.  The report will feed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US factory sector slowing: ISM index]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; Factory activity in the United States decelerated in December, the Institute for Supply Management reported.  The ISM manufacturing index dipped to 54.2 percent from 58.1 in November. Economists expected a smaller decline to 57.0 in December.  "In December, we saw a decline in the rate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US service sector cools a bit: ISM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; Activity in the US services sector accelerated at a slightly slower pace in November, the Institute for Supply Management said.  The ISM nonmanufacturing index fell to 58.5 percent in November from 60 percent in October. Economists were expecting decline to about 59 percent.  Readings over...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US industry slows: ISM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The US industrial sector slowed a touch in October after posting robust growth the previous month, according to the Institute for Supply Management ISM.  The ISM manufacturing index slipped marginally to 59.1 percent from 59.4 percent in September, a month that had recorded a strong acceleration...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US service sector grows at slower pace: ISM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The vast service sector of the US economy expanded last month at the slowest pace since September, the Institute for Supply Management reported.  The ISM nonmanufacturing index fell to 59.2 percent from 63.9 percent in December. The fall was larger than expected. Economists were looking for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Impact Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act On Supply Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=93523]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘Much has been written about the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOA on the financial community, but little has been discussed about its impact on supply management. Nevertheless, three sections of the SOA have a direct and profound effect on supply management.' The paper briefs about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISM February Factory Index Recedes, But Remains Near Two-Decade High]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Institute for Supply Management said its factory index for February was 61.4, down from 63.6 the month earlier that had been the highest since December 1983.February was the 10th month the index has been greater than 50, signaling expansion.In other economic news:* ISM's nonrnanufacturing index dropped to 60.8 in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Service Purchases: Not Your Typical Grind]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of whether the enterprise is in the manufacturing industry, a public entity, or a service provider, success depends on sourcing quality supply to meet the firm's needs. And in any enterprise, a portion of that supply is a service component. However, just because the opportunity exists does not mean...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Finding And Analyzing Contract Chaos]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The demands and pressures on employees are intense these days. Employees are doing the same or more work with fewer people. Budgets are tight and managers are constantly looking for ways to scale back. Every day, employees do what they believe to be the right thing. They are focused on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real enemy camouflaged by conflict.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200304/ai_n17864263]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 04, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX)    While investors worldwide focus on the war in Iraq, the real  economic enemies persist unnoticed. Even as the US stock market went up  as US forces approached the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the Institute...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. economic indicators mixed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5935/is_200301/ai_n23929247]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Digest Economic indicators were mixed in the past week. U.S. factory orders fell 0.8% in November, after rising 1.4% in October, the Commerce Department reported last week. In addition, factory purchasing managers in the Institute for Supply Management said its services index showed slower growth during December. ISM's index, which...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US numbers buoy local market.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200301/ai_n17818696]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jan 03, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX)    Positive economic news out of the US boosted the Australian  sharemarket on 3 January 2003. The S&P/ASX 200 ended the session  27.9 points higher at 3,055.5, a one per cent gain for the week....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Help Wanted: Business And Supply Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=60229]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Outlining steps to obtain passion for supply management is difficult. However, it seems to be a byproduct of other actions. Those who are constantly engaged in learning become more interested in the things they're learning and realize the impact they can have on their organizations by applying the concepts they've...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chop, chop. (Reverse Spin).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200211/ai_n17435826]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The pink slips keep flying. The economy shed 5,000 jobs last month,  marking the second straight month of declines in the number of workers  on U.S. payrolls, the Department of Labor said Friday. Making things  even worse, the Institute for Supply Management in Tempe, Ariz., later ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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