Published in Global Trade Magazine on Dec. 14th, 2015 Identifying best practices for company types and cultures is key, according to Lisa Anderson, say Lisa Anderson, President of LMA Consulting Group, Claremont, CA. "Collaboration with customers and suppliers is typically a best practice that can help reduce inventory levels," [...]
December 13, 2015 My close friend's step-mom is a sharp-witted, amazing story-teller, and one of her famous lines is "interpret". Whether she said something completely wrong or somewhat close to what she wanted to communicate, she simply says "interpret" with a smile. Somehow with her, it works every time. [...]
You can’t expect manufacturing or distribution success without securing base fundamentals such as inventory management. I received a note recently from one of my newsletter subscribers asking if inventory management is dead. He stated that he didn’t think there was a single session on inventory management at APICS 2015 [...]
December 8, 2015 Sticking to priorities is always important; however, it can be especially challenging during the holiday season as there are so many demands on our time. For example, today I had a key priority that had to be completed for a client. I knew it would take [...]
It’s natural to get lost in the day-to-day project details. Schedule weekly reminders to make sure team members are keeping sight of the big picture. I’ve been focused on an ERP system go-live this week with one of my key clients, and it reminds me that it is easy [...]
November 30, 2015 During the holiday season, it is extra important to remember to say thank you. There is added stress and loneliness in our personal lives it seems yet there is also added stress in our business lives. Year-end is approaching for many. Vacations need to be covered. [...]
Employers can build a company culture by tapping into traditions that pull employees together through shared experiences that build cohesion and camaraderie. Since Halloween recently passed, I’ve been thinking of the value of tradition with your people. Yesterday I went to a client that has an amazing people culture, [...]
November 23, 2015 I was in Hawaii the last few days for a strategy session. It was great to have dedicated time to think through strategy, brainstorm and improve upon it with colleagues, etc. Although this photo isn't the typical beach scene from Hawaii, I thought it was a [...]
November 18, 2015 I've been partnering with clients to design and implement SIOP (sales, inventory and operations planning) programs the last several years as I've found them to be a GREAT way to achieve several results simultaneously: 1) Support growth 2) Improved service levels/ quicker turnaround of deliveries (shorter [...]
As we kick off our new series “The Resilient Supply Chain”, we are thinking about all the aspects of resiliency. It is overwhelming as to the volatility of almost every aspect of the end-to-end supply chain. Just in the last month, there have been many events/ factors that have [...]
