May 18, 2016 Last week, Kash Gokli, the head of Harvey Mudd's manufacturing program and I facilitated an executive roundtable discussion with CEO's and senior leaders from around Southern California on the topic of IP. We had an IP guru at the roundtable to talk about IP and answer [...]
May 12, 2016 I presented on "Inventory Accuracy Remains Core to Success" at ASQ (American Society of Quality) Palomar tonight, and we had great questions and discussions on why inventory is important for success. In essence, it boils down to 3 C's - cost, cash and customer service. What [...]
In today’s interconnected business environment amplify SIOP’s reach and potential to include all supply chain partners, even globally. SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) is one method to align demand with supply while also aligning the various functions within an organization to deliver strategic objectives and maximize business value. [...]
I attended a conference for ProVisors (premier organization of senior-level trusted advisers) group leaders earlier today. It was energizing to spend the day with top notch trusted advisers and leaders. One of the speakers was talking about the power of collaboration vs. competition. I've found this to be true [...]
Collaboration is a common practice that runs through successful companies who encourage teamwork, building connections and mutual problem-solving. It was not only a week of summits and symposiums, but it was also a week for awards and recognition. In watching closely who won the top awards across the board, [...]
In the last week, we've had the opportunity to hear the leading experts in manufacturing, distribution and logistics. There were a few common threads among EVERY expert yet one stood out from the rest - the skills gap remains alive and well. For example, the Southern California Logistics & [...]
Many manufacturers and distributors focus on collecting data rather than using it to analyze performance and achieve business results. "Data, data data" seems to be the hot topic for manufacturers and distributors, similarly to "location, location, location" in real estate success. What is going on? As technologies have come [...]
Changes in supply chain strategy and operations cannot be overlooked and we need to stay aware and forward-looking to remain competitive. It has been a week of supply chain immersion. We were knee deep in supply chain trends at MCIE's manufacturers' summit, the Supply Chain Summit and the APICS-IE [...]
ACE(SM) is a tested proprietary process that helps companies align critical success factors with business processes and supplier partnerships to achieve endgame results through improved ERP selection and design. Our most successful clients are constantly thinking about where they are headed. They think about why they are going there [...]
LMA Consulting Group offers clients an opportunity to align demand with supply to drive exponential results through our 4Excel proprietary process. Our favorite end-to-end supply chain project supported a SIOP (sales, inventory and operations planning) project for growth. Although we enjoy SIOP projects as they are one of the [...]
