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Process Improvement

Predictable Revenue & Resilient Operations for Manufacturing Success

Manufacturing is in a state of flux. After seven straight months of contraction in manufacturing, it is not surprising manufacturers are thinking about cutting back. On the other hand, in many industries, manufacturers continue to have a robust backlog and are growing faster than their capacity.

Optimizing Business Decision Tradeoffs with SIOP

Making the appropriate business decisions will make or break success. Executives get paid the big bucks to make these decisions. Unfortunately, one poor decision can outweigh thousands of good ones rapidly. SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), also known as S&OP, is a tool that will optimize these tradeoffs for effective decision making.

Common Sense Manufacturing Practices Driving Sustainability Improvements

Posted in Adhesives & Sealants Industry, November  2022 With the increase in interest in sustainable materials and manufacturing, there will be a significant opportunity for U.S. manufacturers that use common sense, good manufacturing practices. In fact, because manufacturers have realized that it is far less environmentally friendly and energy [...]

5P Accelerator Process to Fast-Track Growth & Profits During Business Volatility

Our most successful clients are constantly thinking about how to thrive in ever-changing, volatile conditions.  They cannot afford to wait to see what is working for their competitors and then go "all in". Instead, only those who are resilient, innovative, and thinking five steps ahead will thrive in the [...]

SAC: Post-Pandemic Work Environment Brings Need for New Best Practices

The most successful organizations will focus on being resilient and profitable," points out Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc and manufacturing expert known for creating supply chain resiliency.
2023-09-19T15:17:59-07:00August 1, 2021|Categories: Manufacturing, Press Releases, Process Improvement|Tags: , , , |

A Non-Siloed Approach to Business Process Management

Published in Wall Street Journal on May 11, 2020 "The most successful reengineering projects involve progressive IT leaders who partner with business units" comments Lisa Anderson, a Claremont-based manufacturing and supply-chain expert and president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. Click here to read more.

2023-09-16T17:03:28-07:00May 11, 2020|Categories: In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement|Tags: |

Kaizens & the Importance of Metrics

November 23, 2017 My colleague and I led a Kaizen workshop on metrics last week with a process manufacturing client.  It is always interesting to brainstorm which metrics are the most relevant in tracking a company's success.  They are NOT always the same.  Companies are in different industries; they [...]

Which Business Best Practices Do Top Notch Trusted Advisors See?

Best business practices, this way.... In my ProVisors ODAM (Ontario-hosted Distributors and Manufacturers group – don’t you love the play on words?) meeting this month, we discussed business best practices we’ve seen with our manufacturing and distribution clients. It was a fascinating discussion as our group is diverse and [...]

Are You Asking Good Questions?

There is a shocking number of clients and colleagues that struggle, gather teams, run kaizen events and do all sorts of other activities (and throw good money after bad more frequently than anyone cares to admit) to improve operations (improve the customer experience / service levels at greater profit [...]

2023-09-16T08:06:51-07:00May 12, 2017|Categories: Manufacturing, Process Improvement|Tags: , , |
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