U.S. Manufacturing Just Hit Its Sixth Straight Month of Expansion. Here Is What That Means for Sourcing Teams.

Something significant is happening in U.S. manufacturing right now, and it is not getting the attention it deserves. The sector just posted its sixth consecutive month of expansion, with the ISM Manufacturing... Read more »

Producer Prices Rose at the Fastest Rate Since 2022. Here Is What Manufacturers Need to Do Now

Five days ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Producer Price Index for April 2026, and the number that should have every sourcing and procurement team paying attention is this one:... Read more »

U.S. Manufacturing Is Expanding — and Costs Are Rising at a 4-Year High. Here’s What That Means.

Here’s the manufacturing story nobody is telling clearly right now: the sector is expanding — for the fourth straight month — and costs are rising faster than at any point in the... Read more »

Reshoring is no longer a plan B — It’s the Strategy

For years, reshoring was something companies talked about in strategy decks but rarely executed. The cost math always seemed to favor staying offshore. That calculation has changed — and today, April 22,... Read more »