It is easy to narrow your thinking and stay focused on work at hand, but we need to get our head out of our operations and think big to innovate and grow. We not only work across many manufacturing and distribution industries such as aerospace, building products and food [...]
December 5, 2016 I've always appreciated the concept of MacGyver-type solutions (and so I enjoy the re-booted TV series as well). When I was a VP of Operations, I was quite proud of what we accomplished with minimal resources - having minuscule to no resources can spur creativity. Wiley [...]
Supply chain risks abound! Just look at the recent bankruptcy of Hanjin. It created havoc in the global supply chain. Ships were virtually stranded on the water. No one knew how they'd get paid. Customers still needed the product. And so the results were scary. Have you thought about [...]
Empower your operation by arming yourself with knowledge of supply chain trends. See the top four I learned from the APICS International Conference. One of the reasons we attend the APICS International Conference is to understand what is trending in supply chain today. Which topics are "hot"? Logistics - [...]
What happens when you have a break in your supply chain? Do you have contingency plans in place to mitigate business interruption? Supply chain risks abound! Just look at the recent bankruptcy of Hanjin. It created havoc in the global supply chain. Ships were virtually stranded on the water. [...]
Published on Nov. 4, 2016 Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. manufacturing and supply chain expert talks about the new normal.
LMA Consulting Group’s Lisa Anderson has been selected Toyota Women in Supply Chain Mentor for The Peter F. Drucker Center. Lisa Anderson MBA, CSCP, president of LMA Consulting Group, was selected to participate in The Toyota Women in Supply Chain Mentoring Program sponsored by the Toyota Foundation and The [...]
California wildfires have the potential to disrupt the flow of US commerce. A report from the Wall Street Journal quoting Lisa Anderson. California wildfires have the potential to disrupt the flow of US commerce. A report from the Wall Street Journal quoting Lisa Anderson.</div>Supply chain risk has increased exponentially [...]
Increased margins and company growth are easier to reach when process disciplines are emphasized within an organization Who cares about process disciplines? All executives say they care but few are willing to focus the efforts on instilling process disciplines. It seems like a less important topic than creating a [...]
Published in Wall Street Journal on Aug. 18, 2016 Lisa Anderson president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. gives her comments to how commercial operators were scrambling to keep goods moving as a massive wildfire east of Los Angeles shut down one of the nation’s major freight corridors [...]
