A hybrid ANP-ISM model helps design greener robots by balancing performance, cost, and sustainability across the entire lifecycle.

The ISM survey's measure of factory employment dipped to 50.6 from 50.8 in December. But this gauge, which has swung up and down, has not been a good predictor of manufacturing payrolls in the ...

The term Institute for Supply Management (ISM) refers to a nonprofit supply management association. Established in 1915, it is the largest organization of its kind.

The ISM survey's gauge of new orders received by services businesses fell to 45.2 from 56.0 in November. That was the lowest level since May 2020 and weakest reading since 2009, excluding the ...

Employment ISM ® 's Employment Index registered 46.8 percent in May, 0.3 percentage point higher than April's reading of 46.5 percent. "The index posted its fourth consecutive month of ...

The ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Manufacturing PMI registered 48.5% last month, marking the third consecutive month of contraction. The PMI fell 0.2 percentage points from April’s reading of ...

New Orders ISM ® 's New Orders Index registered 46.4 percent in May, 5.9 percentage points lower than the reading of 52.3 percent in April. The index contracted for the first time since June 2024 ...