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The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available
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The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Business & the Economy, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring/ Regional Supply Chains, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Special Report: How Companies Should Reshape to Succeed in 2023 & Take Advantage of Huge Opportunities Coming Down the Pike

admin2024-06-08T16:18:47-07:00May 10, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring/ Regional Supply Chains, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business trends, cyber security, nearshoring, recession-proofing strategies, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, strategies to fight inflation, supply chain risk, VUCA|

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Issues Supply Chain Special Report
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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Issues Supply Chain Special Report

Business & the Economy, Press Releases

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Issues Supply Chain Special Report

CLAREMONT, Calif., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, known as the Strongest Link in Your Supply Chain® and President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., has published a Special Report - The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order. LMA [...]

admin2024-06-16T14:45:14-07:00May 9, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Press Releases|Tags: data analytics, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, supply chain visibility, talent supply chain management, VUCA|

Strategies for AI in Manufacturing & Supply Chain
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Strategies for AI in Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Artificial Intelligence & Supply Chain Technologies, Best of Supply Chain, ERP & Technology, Manufacturing, Robotics & Automation

Strategies for AI in Manufacturing & Supply Chain

What is All the Hoopla Over ChatGPT? If you haven't been living under a rock, you've heard about ChatGPT and other AI (artificial intelligence) competitors such as Google's Bard and Elon Musk's AI platform. Everyone has gotten into the conversation, from marketing professionals to tech experts to people like [...]

admin2025-12-23T18:05:02-08:00May 1, 2023|Categories: Artificial Intelligence & Supply Chain Technologies, Best of Supply Chain, ERP & Technology, Manufacturing, Robotics & Automation|Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, demand planning, drones, ERP, manufacturing, robots, supply chain, supply chain consultant, technology|

Scheduling Best Practices to Improve Service & Performance
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Scheduling Best Practices to Improve Service & Performance

Best of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Scheduling Best Practices to Improve Service & Performance

The best companies focus on production scheduling. Even though Production Schedulers aren't typically highly paid positions, the function will make or break your ability to serve customers, improve operational performance and accelerate cash flow. Thus, it should be a key priority if you want to achieve profitable growth.

admin2025-12-23T18:11:45-08:00May 1, 2023|Categories: Best of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: better use of ERP, case study, healthcare, kanban, master scheduling, operational performance, production planning, Production scheduling|

SIOP / S&OP: Balance Customer Orders, Inventory, & Profitability
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SIOP / S&OP: Balance Customer Orders, Inventory, & Profitability

Best of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain Planning

SIOP / S&OP: Balance Customer Orders, Inventory, & Profitability

If you want to serve your key customers successfully (with high on-time-in-full (OTIF), short lead times, and proactive service) so that you can take advantage of the opportunities coming down the pike while addressing the hard realities of the current business environment (potential recessions, high interest rates, and less access to capital), you MUST balance sales, operations and inventory.

admin2025-12-23T18:13:41-08:00May 1, 2023|Categories: Best of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: business results, inventory management, inventory turns, manufacturing, on-time-in-full, OTIF, production planning, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain, supply chain consultant|

Healthcare Supply Chains
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Healthcare Supply Chains

In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Healthcare Supply Chains

Originally posted in Adhesives and Sealants Industry in May of 2023 As the healthcare industry supply chain faces more challenges, supporting industries must be proactive, resilient, and innovative. Although the visible bottlenecks in the healthcare supply chains are getting calmer, volatility will remain high. From the impacts of increasing [...]

admin2024-06-08T16:25:31-07:00May 1, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine, great resignation, healthcare, inflationary pressures, innovation, labor shortages, strategies to fight inflation, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain resiliency, supply chain shortages, VUCA|

The Economy & Manufacturing: What Do the Statistics Say?
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The Economy & Manufacturing: What Do the Statistics Say?

Business & the Economy, Supply Chain Briefing

The Economy & Manufacturing: What Do the Statistics Say?

According to this week's GDP report, the real growth rate was minimal (around 1.1%) during the first quarter. On the other hand, inflation remains high, around 5.3%. This seems to reflect stagflation. Unfortunately, business equipment spending was around -7.3%, and inventories are down. PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index), an [...]

admin2025-02-03T16:23:36-08:00April 29, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: AI, economic trends, inflationary pressures, innovation, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, strategies to fight inflation, supply chain resiliency, technology|

Succeeding During Volatility: A Focus on the Fundamentals
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Succeeding During Volatility: A Focus on the Fundamentals

Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Panels, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Videos & Podcasts, Webinars

Succeeding During Volatility: A Focus on the Fundamentals

Businesses, supply chain, and the world are experiencing disruption, volatility, and chaos. In this period of geo-political risk, interest rate spikes, fears of recession, labor shortages, and more, successful businesses will focus on the fundamentals.

admin2024-01-16T22:04:51-08:00April 18, 2023|Categories: Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Panels, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Videos & Podcasts, Webinars|Tags: supply chain consultant, supply chain disruptions, supply chain fundamentals, volatility, VUCA|

Interconnection of People, Technology & Businesses
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Interconnection of People, Technology & Businesses

Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking

Interconnection of People, Technology & Businesses

On a recent trip to Europe, I was fortunate to combine work with pleasure. Finland is diverse from Helsinki to the arctic circle, and we were thrilled to gain picturesque views of the northern lights. I was surprised there are multiple cruise ships that go from Helsinki to Estonia each day because the people and countries are interconnected.

admin2024-01-16T22:06:32-08:00April 17, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|Tags: automation, global supply chain, labor shortages, manufacturing, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain partners, technology|

Supply Chain Issues Critical to Address in Today’s Volatile Global Environment
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Supply Chain Issues Critical to Address in Today’s Volatile Global Environment

Press Releases, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Supply Chain Issues Critical to Address in Today’s Volatile Global Environment

CLAREMONT, Calif., April 11, 2023 /ExpertClick/ - Integrating supply chain technology, addressing supply chain talent scarcity, and unifying end-to-end port platforms are the biggest challenges for companies today, according to the Supply Chain Special Interest Group of The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). Successful companies are adapting by [...]