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ISM News Releases for 2000
December
- December 12, 2000 — 60th Semiannual Economic Forecast
- December 5, 2000 — November 2000 Non-Manufacturing NAPM Report On Business®
- December 1, 2000 — November 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
November
- November 9, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Contemplates Name Change
- November 3, 2000 — October 2000 Non-Manufacturing NAPM Report On Business®
- November 1, 2000 — October 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
October
- October 4, 2000 — September 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
- October 2, 2000 — September 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
September
- September 6, 2000 — August 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
- September 1, 2000 — August 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
August
- August 15, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Offers Advanced Contract Writing Seminar For Supply Managers in Nashville, TN November 9-10, 2000
- August 15, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Offers Advanced Purchasing Strategies Seminar For Supply Managers in Minneapolis, MN November 2 - 3, 2000
- August 15, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Offers Legal Consideration of Software Licensing Seminar For Supply Managers in St. Petersburg, FL November 13-14, 2000
- August 15, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Offers Purchasing and Materials Management Seminar For Supply Managers in Phoenix, AZ November 13-14, 2000
- August 3, 2000 — July 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
- August 1, 2000 — July 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
July
- July 27, 2000 — NAPM Names Grant Recipients
- July 27, 2000 — Revised NAPM Exam and Study Materials Reflects What You Do
- July 27, 2000 — The Center for Advanced Purchasing Study Focuses on Definition of World-Class Purchaser
- July 27, 2000 — The Center for Advanced Purchasing Study Focuses on Definition of World-Class Purchasers
- July 27, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Certification Department says, "Time’s Running Out…"
- July 14, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Offers Improving MRO Management Seminar For Supply Managers in
- July 14, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Offers Improving Purchasing Performance Seminar For Supply Managers in Dallas, TX October 19-20, 2000
- July 14, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Offers Supply Chain Management Seminar For Supply Managers in Tempe, AZ October 16 - 17, 2000
- July 12, 2000 — Supply Management Professionals Can Sharpen Their Skills Through NAPM's Educational Programs in October and November
- July 3, 2000 — June 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
- July 3, 2000 — June 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
June
- June 5, 2000 — May 2000 Non-Manufacturing NAPM Report On Business®
- June 1, 2000 — May 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
May
- May 3, 2000 — April 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
- May 3, 2000 — Final NAPM President Named To Oversee Leadership Transition
- May 2, 2000 — Economic Growth To Continue In Second Half Of 2000 Say Purchasing Executives
- May 2, 2000 — NAPM Recognizes Elaine Whittington, C.P.M., A.P.P., CPCM, With Highest Honor: Shipman Gold Medal Award
- May 1, 2000 — April 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
- May 1, 2000 — Chance Career Move Leads to National Award Kansas Purchasing Administrator is NAPM's Marketing/Communicating Person of the Year
- May 1, 2000 — Committed to Teaching Others - NAPM Names Robi Bendorf National Person of the Year for Education/Learning
- May 1, 2000 — Hallmark Card Buyer, Not Only Sends the Very Best, Is "The Very Best" Selected Leadership Person of the Year By NAPM
- May 1, 2000 — NAPM Names Matt Woolley National Person of the Year for Innovation/Creativity
- May 1, 2000 — National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) Names 2000-2001 New Board of Directors
- May 1, 2000 — On The Receiving End NAPM's Volunteer Person of the Year Award Winner Exemplifies the Spirit of Giving
- May 1, 2000 — Person of the Year Honors Distributed by the National Association of Purchasing Management
- May 1, 2000 — Thomas T. Stallkamp Shares his Insight with Purchasing and Supply Management Professionals
April
- April 30, 2000 — Best-Selling Author and Business Strategist, Tom Peters, Speaks to Thousands at NAPM's 85th Annual International Purchasing Conference & Educational Exhibit
- April 5, 2000 — March 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
- April 3, 2000 — March 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
March
- March 9, 2000 — The National Association of Purchasing Management Introduces Two New Ways to Keep Organizations on the Cutting Edge
- March 3, 2000 — February 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
- March 1, 2000 — February 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
February
- February 3, 2000 — January 2000 Non-Manufacturing Report On Business®
- February 1, 2000 — January 2000 Manufacturing Report On Business®
January
- January 10, 2000 — Distinguished Professor and Researcher Joins the National Association of Purchasing Management
- January 10, 2000 — Purchasing and Supply Management Professionals Can Sharpen Their Skills Through NAPM’s Educational Programs in April
- January 10, 2000 — U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MAKES ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO SEASONAL FACTORS FOR PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX AND DIFFUSION INDICES FOR THE MANUFACTURING NAPM REPORT ON BUSINESS®
- January 5, 2000 — December 1999 Non-Manufacturing Report on Business®
- January 3, 2000 — December 1999 Manufacturing NAPM Report On Business®
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