Interlinks – Supply Chain Strategy and Tactics Post-COVID
Listen to the interview with Antonio Zrilic, Mark Wolf and Lisa Anderson on ALBA Consulting's Interlinks.
Why Does the Strategic Supply Chain Matter?
Why does the strategic supply chain matter? This is the topic of a recent collaboration with a global group of top supply chain consultants. We wrote an eBook available for free download (and is available for purchase on Amazon), "Thriving in the New Business Environment: Why The Strategic [...]
Global Supply Chain Experts on Reshoring
I participate with a group of the top 1% of consultants worldwide (the Society for the Advancement of Consulting), and we hosted two panel discussions on Reshoring in a Post COVID World. I moderated the first session with consultants from North America and the Pacific Rim, and there was another [...]
Reshoring in a Post COVID World
According to surveys in both North America and Europe, executives are not just talking about reshoring; they are taking action. Does that mean globalization is dead?
Compass Magazine: Agility in a Crisis
“In the new reality brought by COVID-19, executives will be more concerned about risk and how to be prepared for rapidly changing customer conditions,” said Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc.
Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped manufacturing and global supply chains, exposing vulnerabilities while accelerating innovation, digitization, and new ways of working. As organizations adapted to unprecedented disruption, industry leaders around the world came together through the World Manufacturing Foundation's "Back to the Future" initiative to explore the future of [...]
Supply Chain Resiliency in a Pandemic World
Once a full list of suppliers has been created, the next step for managing in the pandemic is to prioritize the most important of those on the list. This exercise should be based not so much on the volume driven by a supplier, but rather how critical they are [...]
E-Commerce, PPE & Peak Season: Transportation Bottlenecks Abound
With the rise in e-commerce, PPE imports, the typical holiday peak season and preparation for coronavirus and Chinese New Year impacts, transportation bottlenecks abound. A few of the headlines/ statistics include (with a special thanks to B.J. Patterson of Pacific Mountain Logistics for passing on several of these statistics): [...]
e-Commerce has Exploded
There is no doubt that one of the ONLY things in common across all clients and industries is that e-commerce has exploded. One client was prepared to take advantage of the opportunity and grew e-commerce sales almost 300% during COVID. In another example, online shopping has experienced a [...]
