LMA Consulting Group, Inc.

A top consultant worldwide and ranked #16 SAP’s Supply Chain Influencers, Lisa Anderson and LMA Consulting has the experience, knowledge, and vision to improve outcomes and maximize value.

MANUFACTURING

From profitable growth to operational performance, clients gain system-wide improvement resulting in increased business value.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Setting resilient supply chain strategies, clients benefit from industry-tested best practices to maximize the customer experience, profitability and cash flow.

TECHNOLOGY

Architecting technology roadmaps & selecting best fit ERP & related software (CRM, Forecasting, WMS, B2B/B2C etc.), clients improve ROI.

LMA CONSULTING GROUP BY THE NUMBERS

You’ll gain bottom line results, broad experience from both sides of the fence (industry and consulting), and robust resources, connections and trusted thought leadership.

30+

Years of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Experience

100+

Client Engagements and Repeat Contracts

1,059+

Thought Leadership Publications

23+

Awards and accolades

Author & Speaker

Lisa Anderson bolsters CEO, CFO, financial and equity, general management, manufacturing and supply chain professionals to be forward-thinking, customer-focused, resilient and profitable.

Future-Proofing Manufacturing & Supply Chain Post COVID-19

The restart recipe for safely, efficiently and successfully getting back to business and prepare to thrive after the pandemic.

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Thriving in the New Business Environment: Why the Strategic Supply Chain Matters

Learn how to successfully navigate and thrive post COVID and why the strategic supply chain matters.

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I’ve Been Thinking: Turning Everyday Interactions into Profitable Opportunities

Think “Chicken Soup for the Manufacturer’s Soul” with daily ideas and tips to inspire you, your team and your organization.

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LISA ANDERSON IN THE NEWS

FOX Live Now: Supply Chain Challenges, Labor Shortages Impacting Americans

Lisa Anderson is interviewed by FOX Live Now on supply chain disruptions, why they are happening, whether they will impact the holiday season, what industries are affected, what can be done to improve the situation and how long it is expected to last.

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Schenck: Client Video Success Story SIOP

Lisa Anderson is featured in a client video success story on SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning). SIOP provided better alignment on sales quotation and order flow to improve delivery performance for customers, increased visibility for planning resources, improved operating performance and a better view at upcoming demand to plan for surges and scale successfully.

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Oracle/Modern Finance: Supply Chain Heroes: How CFOs Can Help Save the World

Even if a company isn't a leader in climate change-reduction efforts, improving supply chain performance will naturally make operations more environmentally sustainable" said Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. and manufacturing expert.

SAP Insights: For Resilient Supply Chains, Think Local

Lisa Anderson was interviewed by SAP about the oversight of risks in having a global supply chain. Companies thought they were mitigating risks by sourcing in multiple Asian locations or having a backup supplier ‘in name only’, and these strategies left them in the lurch during the pandemic.

CIO Magazine: Top 7 ERP Trends for 2021

Smaller companies that may not have had ERP in place are realizing that they “will be left in the dust” if they don’t get onboard with modern ERP systems, says Lisa Anderson. And larger enterprises that have been content to run their businesses on stable, older versions of ERP software are rushing to upgrade “to meet changing business needs and customer requirements”

Harvard Business Review: Drive Agility and Innovation with ERP in the Cloud

Cybersecurity risks do nothing but increase over time, and that means more risk than many security teams can keep up with,” says Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, which specializes in supply-chain modernization. “It’s well worth evaluating how a cloud partner can reduce the risks.”

Valve Magazine: Coping with Supply Disruption and Demand Volatility

Lisa Anderson talked with Valve Magazine about the supply chain, the impact of the pandemic, how companies are adapting, technologies executives are implementing to address these challenges, how to cope with supply disruption and demand volatility and strategies for success post-pandemic.

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Accolades

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

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Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to clients, colleagues, friends and family! What better day than Thanksgiving to give thanks. The graphic below reminded me of “It’s a Small World” at Disneyland which has always been one of my favorites. […]

Re-shoring/ Near-shoring & My Interview on Bloomberg TV

One of the strategies to better plan for the future so you aren’t caught up in what appears to be a never-ending supply chain debacle is to reevaluate your manufacturing and supply chain footprint. Should you re-shore? Near-shore? Partner with suppliers in the region?