Following the MCIE Manufacturing Summit and Innovation Awards, Lisa Anderson and Diane Garcia discuss the trends shaping the future of manufacturing. From rising customer expectations and the Amazon Effect to data-driven decision-making, workforce development, supply chain resilience, and SIOP, they explore how manufacturers can build agility and position themselves for long-term success.
Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., Claremont, CA, and co-executive director of SAC and her partner Linda Popky, president of Leverage2Market Associates discuss female business partnerships and why they believe their partnership works so well.
Artificial intelligence appears to be taking over the world. You better get up-to-speed quickly!
CLAREMONT, CA—Disruptive innovation and effective innovation are not mutually exclusive and successful organizations balance both elements, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). The key to getting it right is embedding an innovation ecosystem: processes and culture, a risk-taking curious mindset, and great communication. It Starts [...]
Lately, I’ve had quite the mix of on-site and remote events. So, it got me thinking about on-site vs. remote. Which is better?
Explore how vertical integration from farmer-to-shopping cart is reshaping retail giants like Walmart and Costco.
No matter the industry and geography, the topic of "People vs. Robots" is a hot topic! Certainly, manufacturing has been focused on technology and automation for quite some time to navigate the path to thrive in the modern environment of high costs, regulations, and elevated customer demands.
Don’t get lost in the functionality; Follow these five selection tips. We get "too many" calls to help resolve problems associated with system upgrades and/or new system implementations. How can some of these disasters be avoided upfront? Navigating ERP sharks- ERP software suppliers must be some of the [...]
