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Geopolitical Risk & Disruption

Geopolitical events can disrupt sourcing, transportation, production, and customer fulfillment with little warning. Explore strategies for anticipating geopolitical risk, responding to global disruptions, and strengthening supply chain resilience. Learn how manufacturers and distributors improve visibility, diversify risk, enhance Supply Chain Planning, leverage Supply Chain Technology & Enablement, and build more agile operations that protect profitability, maintain supply continuity, and support predictable business performance in an increasingly uncertain world.

Creating Customer Advocates During Supply Chain Disruption

Significant supply chain disruption is impacting the client revenue and impacting their ability to service customers said Lisa Anderson, president of ASCM Inland Empire Chapter and LMA Consulting Group.

2026-07-06T15:19:13-07:00August 25, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Supply Challenges Will Extend into 2022 & Beyond

According to Industry Week, Toyota has cut production by 40% due to supply challenges. In addition to the semiconductor chips, COVID is raging in Southeast Asia, causing further supply chain challenges. The bottom line is that there are widespread supply chain challenges!

2026-07-06T00:00:13-07:00August 24, 2021|Categories: In The News, Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , |
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The Surge in Manufacturing

According to Reuters, manufacturing gained significantly during the pandemic and remains strong.

  1. Factory orders BEAT expectations and rose 1.5% in June after increasing 2.3% in May. [...]

2026-06-16T18:21:18-07:00August 6, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Global Supply Chain Experts Discuss Supply Chain, Materials & Logistics Disruption

The world has experienced unprecedented disruption during/ post pandemic. This has led to significant volatility, shortages, and chaos in supply chain, materials and logistics.

2026-05-04T01:55:16-07:00July 18, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , |
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Logistics Capacity Constraints Abound. What to Do?

I recently met with the Inland Empire Economic Partnership's logistics council to discuss the state of logistics, and it was a compelling and concerning conversation with the thought leaders in that space. Here are a few facts to ponder [...]

2026-07-06T00:01:16-07:00July 13, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , |
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When Will Supply Chains Catch Up?

I was excited to be featured on "Just the News" (a few minutes into the segment) earlier this week talking about what is going on with supply chain disruptions and when we will catch up. I also facilitated a panel of global supply chain experts on supply chain, material and logistics disruptions.

2026-05-14T11:53:20-07:00June 26, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , |
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Shortages & Extended Lead Times – Starbucks, Building Materials & Much More

Starbucks is out of several items! Who would have thought? Unfortunately, they are not alone. Almost every client is experiencing shortages of materials, logistics services and more. For example, according to Freight Waves, FedEx Freight just announced they are immediately cutting service to 1400 less-than-truckload in an effort to [...]

2026-05-30T10:50:44-07:00June 24, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , |
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ASCM Emerging with Supply Chain Strength: Political Risk and the Global Supply Chain – Ian Oxnevad

Listen as Lisa Anderson interviews Ian Oxnevad, and they talk about political risk and the global supply chain.

2026-05-04T01:57:13-07:00June 11, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , |
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Just in the News: Supply Chain

As the economy reopened following COVID-19 restrictions, supply chains struggled to keep pace with surging demand. In this interview with Just the News, Lisa Anderson explains what caused the widespread shortages and shares insights on building more resilient supply chains for the future.

2026-06-13T11:12:51-07:00June 1, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Supply Chain, Materials & Logistics Disruption Webinar of Top-Notch Global Consultants

Supply Chain Disruption The pandemic certainly brought supply chain disruptions to the forefront. People who never gave supply chain a thought were suddenly focused on the topic. Early in the pandemic, I was interviewed on Rip City Sports Radio about toilet paper and later by Bloomberg about supply chain [...]

2026-06-29T19:52:35-07:00May 31, 2021|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Network Strategy & Optimization|Tags: , |
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