Client Results & Success Stories

We Drive Predictable Profit

Driving predictable profit requires aligning customer demand, operations, inventory, technology, and execution. LMA Consulting Group helps manufacturers, distributors, and supply chain-related organizations improve revenue fulfillment, customer service, working capital, operational performance, and supply chain resiliency to support profitable growth. The following client success stories, testimonials, and business results demonstrate the measurable impact of our work across supply chain planning, SIOP, operational improvement, ERP, AI, and supply chain technology enablement, and business transformation.

Our philosophy and approach focus on

Supply chain planning/ SIOP > PLAN
Operational performance & transformation > EXECUTE & IMPROVE
AI, ERP & supply chain technology enablement > ENABLE & SCALE
Supply chain resiliency & risk > ANTICIPATE & PROTECT.

Results by the Numbers

We calculated the average results over our first 20-year history, and the return on investment is powerful.

20+ Years of Results (average across core clients)

Revenue Growth: 5-50%
Cost Reduction: 20%
Margin Improvement: 5%
Inventory Reduction: 20-50%
Service Levels: 40-50% ? High 90s
Time to Results: Often within 3-6 months

What Clients Say

Every successful transformation looks different depending on where you sit in the organization.

Operations leaders focus on productivity and delivery performance. Planning leaders seek predictability and visibility. Sales teams need confidence in customer commitments and growth plans. Executives balance profitability, cash flow, growth, and risk.

The stories below highlight how leaders across operations, supply chain, planning, sales, and executive management partnered with LMA Consulting Group to improve customer service, increase profitability, strengthen planning capabilities, and position their organizations for scalable growth.

Explore Results by Service Area

SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning)/ Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
Supply Chain Planning
ERP, AI & Supply Chain Technology Enablement
Performance & Risk

Client Stories: SIOP / Integrated Business Planning

Effective SIOP processes create alignment between sales, operations, supply chain, and finance, enabling organizations to improve customer service, reduce inventory, increase visibility, and drive profitable growth. Hear from clients about the business results achieved through SIOP and integrated business planning initiatives with LMA Consulting

Rick Moroski, Sr. VP and COO, SchenckProcess

Craig Young, Senior Director of Operation, Nellson Gallery

Kelly Ford, Aerospace Executive

David Cox, General Manager of Operations, Armacell LLC

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Client Accolades: SIOP/ Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Exactly what we needed for ERP selection

“Lisa is exactly what we needed as a start-up company. Lisa is a professional, with a broad expertise, and a strong, “down-to-earth” leadership style, enabling her to develop an aggressive yet realistic approach while keeping us on track."

Kirk Shockley

VP Operations, Enevate

Qualitative & Quantitative Results

"We achieved quantitative and qualitative results within 6 months! Lisa successfully partnered with our team to implement SIOP/MPS process. She is responsive, prepared and ready to make progress at every juncture."

Bob Ellithorpe

General Manager Aerospace Dynamics International

Thinking Several Steps Ahead

"Lisa is extremely thorough and has the ability to think several steps ahead and provide solutions to complex issues. Lisa is a creative thinker, presents several options and courses of action and enhances the value on any project."

Mike Zundel

President, Transtar Metals

SIOP Success

"Lisa helped us not only dramatically increase service levels and bring our #1 customer back into the "good" zone but also lift margins, project inventory and cash requirements and increase employee engagement with SIOP."

Liz Cruz

Supply Chain Manager, Esterline Mason

Credibility and Trust

"LMA Consulting Group's Parizad Sethna has been able to quickly develop credibility and trust, and given her ability and passion to identify and solve problems, she has become the go-to person for Supply Chain questions."

Antonio Martinez

Head of Supply Chain, Nestle Nutrition USA

Delivers Sustainable Results

"Lisa is a highly experienced supply chain professional with a deep understanding of operations who has demonstrated her ability to maintain focus and deliver sustainable results."

Paul Hainsworth

President, Rhodin

Proven Leader

"In terms of every element of operations and systems, Lisa was instrumental in getting us on the right path and moving forward. She is relentless about finding the right solution, the best way of providing solutions, and then continuously improving them, and it does not have to be her initial idea!"

Mike Brown

CEO, PaperPak

Value-Add in ERP Selection

"We were happy with her recommendations and the outcome of our ERP selection project! Lisa is well-versed in the latest software packages and implementation strategies."

Douglas Roy

CFO, ESL Power Systems

Client Results: Supply Chain Planning

Supply chain planning is the foundation for predictable revenue fulfillment, customer service, inventory performance, and profitable growth. Hear from clients about how LMA Consulting helped improve forecasting, inventory management, supply planning, SIOP, and cross-functional alignment to increase service levels, reduce inventory, strengthen resiliency, and support business growth.

Ciro Ahmada, VP of Americas, Armacell LLC

Rahul Jhalawad, CFO of Avtron Power Solutions

Christina Walz, Director of Strategic Production Planning at Frazier Industrial

Evan Cohen, President & CEO, Quality Marble & Granite

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Client Accolades: Supply Chain Planning

Qualitative & Quantitative Results

Bob Ellithorpe

General Manager Aerospace Dynamics International

Proven Leader

Mike Brown

CEO, PaperPak

Influence Leadership Brings Results

"Lisa brought real results to the bottom line. She also works well with people and demonstrates exceptional influence leadership on any project she undertakes."

Jolene Myers

CFO, Transtar Metals

Expert at Untangling Challenges

"Lisa's input was critical in determining our path forward for operational improvement. She is expert at untangling difficult challenges."

Dan McFeeley

General Manager, Esterline Mason

Change and Culture Navigator

"Lisa's guidance, hands-on coaching and patience with deep-seated systemic and cultural issues was invaluable, simultaneously acting as a change agent and sponsor as necessary to resolve a long-standing bottleneck and improve customer service."

Kelly Ford

General Manager, Esterline Mason

Client Results: ERP, AI & Supply Chain Technology Enablement

Technology alone does not deliver results. Success comes from aligning processes, systems, data, and people to support effective planning, execution, and decision-making. Hear from clients about how LMA Consulting helped optimize ERP systems, connect and analyze data across the organization, improve technology utilization, leverage AI and supply chain technologies, and transform information into actionable insights that drive measurable business results.

Geoff Michalak – Integrated Business Planning Manager, Armacell LLC

Boake Paugh, CEO West Coast Corporation

Dan Vest, Co-owner, Midpoint Bearing

Bryan Vansell, President & Owner, Laguna Clay Company

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Client Accolades: ERP, AI & Supply Chain Enablement

Partnered for ERP Success

"Lisa advised us in the compilation, selection and launch of a new ERP system. Her depth of knowledge and experience were very beneficial, and she is a professional, dependable and easy to work with!"

Laura Salvatore-Goike

Director of Finance & Human Resources, QC Manufacturing

Value-Add in ERP Selection

"We were happy with her recommendations and the outcome of our ERP selection project! Lisa is well-versed in the latest software packages and implementation strategies."

Douglas Roy
CFO, ESL

Exactly What We Needed for ERP Selection

"Lisa is exactly what we needed as a start-up company. Lisa is a professional, with a broad expertise, and a strong, “down-to-earth” leadership style, enabling her to develop an aggressive yet realistic approach while keeping us on track."

Kirk Shockley

VP Operations, Enevate

ERP Turnaround Vital to Success

"Lisa has a unique combination of big-picture perspective, with hands-on ability to implement change vital to the function of our enterprise. We went from suffering with manual work-arounds to succeeding with a fully-integrated business system."

Sheila Peyraud

Vice President, Donaldson

Identified Key Risk Areas

"I had the wonderful Joy of working with Lisa Anderson on our recent Microsoft D365 ERP implementation project. Our project consisted of a major e-commerce element and supply chain. Lisa was very helpful in identifying some key risk areas in our project and making some impactful recommendations that helped during a critical time leading up to go live. She is extremely smart, organized and just an overall great person to work with."

Mike Cachat

President & CEO, Jenson USA

Adds Value with Change

"Lisa not only ensures that the supply chain and its supporting ERP and properly integrated – but equally important – she sees the BIG PICTURE. She is expert in implementing change and adding value."

Michael Koeppel

President, Lakelet Acquisition Corporation

Client Results: Performance & Risk

Strong performance starts with the ability to anticipate challenges, adapt to change, and execute effectively. Hear from clients about how LMA Consulting helped improve operational performance, strengthen supply chain resiliency, evaluate risks and opportunities, improve decision-making, and position their organizations for predictable growth and measurable business results.

Chris Vansell, VP Mission Rubber

Sandy Shattles – Business Manager (Inside & Outside Sales), Insulation Group, Armacell LLC

K Means, CFO, Coast Plating I Controller, Transtar Metals

Jim Cenname, President, US Aluminum

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Client Accolades: Performance & Risk

Improved Service; Reduced Inventory

"I can't thank LMA Consulting Group & Parizad Sethna enough! Parizad offers the perfect combination of passion, experience, work ethic, and friendly "can-do" attitude. We have reduced inventory levels and improved service levels."

Antonio Martinez

Head of Supply Chain, Nestle Nutrition USA

Guided us in Achieving a Monumental Feat

"Lisa helped us achieve a monumental feat - dramatically and strategically reducing inventory in key areas while not affecting delivery to customers. Lisa is top notch in her field."

Todd Stanton

Supply Chain Manager, US Aluminum

SIOP Success

Liz Cruz

Supply Chain Manager, Esterline Mason

Tireless in Pursuit of Objectives

"I found Lisa to be committed and competent; results oriented and tireless in pursuit of the optimum solution for the near and long-term objectives of daily challenges. Lisa will deliver what she promises."

Marge Wickens

Warehouse & Transportation Manager, Coca-Cola Enterprises

WMS Success

"We partnered to design and roll out WMS to improve our warehouse flow, increase efficiencies and provide exceptional service to our customers"

Jim Maguire

Logistics Manager, PaperPak Products

Customer Collaboration Brings a Home Run

"Lisa successfully led numerous initiatives that reduced inventories while improving service levels so effectively that we won "Vendor of the Year" honors from our largest customer. She is a true team player with great focus, tenacity and a mentor to those around her."

Paul Dearing

Director of IT, PaperPak

Ready to Drive Predictable Growth, Performance & Profit?

The results showcased above began with understanding each client’s unique challenges, opportunities, and goals. Through our Supply Chain & Operations Assessment, we evaluate processes, technology, data, inventory, planning, operations, and organizational alignment to identify opportunities for improvement and develop a practical roadmap for success.

Whether you are looking to improve customer service, reduce inventory, optimize ERP investments, strengthen resiliency, or support profitable growth, we can help you identify the highest-impact opportunities to accelerate results.

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