Research & Surveys

The Nineteeth Annual Salary Survey conducted by Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) serves as a source of insight. The findings of this comprehensive survey — key highlights are included in the white paper — show that compensation for supply management is both dynamic and promising. Download ISM’s white paper to learn more.

Strategic sourcing continues to progress, with resilience. Even in the face of disruptions, inflation, and shifts toward nearshoring and reshoring, strategic sourcing digs deeper roots, proving essential for organizations’ stability and growth. Download ISM’s white paper around strategic sourcing to learn more.

The landscape of data and analytics within supply chain management is continuously evolving, driven by innovative professionals, new technologies and the heightened reality of its pivotal role in optimizing operations in the face of global challenges and change

ISM^®, in partnership with GEP, developed this white paper to illuminate how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted procurement operations and supply chains. Another goal: understand the implications for ongoing digital transformation. Did companies who were already heavily invested in a digital strategy do better than those who had yet to start?

Sustainability is a growing topic of action, not just discussion, across continents and industries around the world. Recognizing the increased prioritization of sustainability as a strategic business initiative across all business sectors and political territories, ISM^® launched a survey of supply management professionals around sustainability.

Fleet management as an industry is expected to nearly double in size by 2025. This white paper analyzes the relationship between procurement and fleet management functions, which includes our mid-2019 survey and follow-up interviews with industry experts. Learn about how the cooperation between these functions is getting closer.

This white paper covers the latest research on the impact of the outbreak of the coronavirus in China on the supply chain as well as reactions from thought leaders and practitioners with recommendations on what to do to curb the impact to your organization.

Implementing these tools can enable supply management organizations to build efficiencies, capability, productivity and value while freeing up employees for more strategic work.

The ISM^® Research Team, in partnership with Boise Paper, developed a white paper researching sustainability being a driving force for decision-making and business strategy. This white paper focuses on the following key topic areas.

Download this complimentary white paper discussing the proactive approach supply management professionals can take to help weather the storm of inflation.