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Stay informed with the latest news and insights from LMA Consulting Group. Explore company updates, press releases, media coverage, event highlights, and timely perspectives on the trends shaping manufacturing, supply chains, and operational performance. Whether announcing new initiatives, sharing industry recognition, or commenting on emerging market developments, this category keeps you connected to the latest thinking, achievements, and activities driving innovation and business success.

SIOP Is More Than Demand Planning – It Is the Control Tower for Business Performance

Successful SIOP goes far beyond forecasting and monthly meetings. Lisa Anderson explains how connecting people, processes, and decisions across the enterprise creates one version of the truth, enabling manufacturers to improve predictability, agility, profitability, and long-term scalable growth.

2026-07-15T13:50:24-07:00July 9, 2026|Categories: Supply Chain Planning, SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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How Manufacturing Leaders Maintain Momentum in an Era of Constant Disruption

Manufacturing leaders can no longer wait for disruption to pass. Learn how leading manufacturers are responding to tariffs, geopolitical risk, AI, labor shortages, and changing customer expectations by strengthening planning, building resilient supply chains, leveraging technology strategically, and investing in the people and capabilities that drive long-term profitable growth.

2026-07-28T15:25:11-07:00July 6, 2026|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Manufacturers Should Not Confuse AI Tools with Effective SIOP Processes

Lisa Anderson explains why AI cannot replace a formal SIOP process. While technology can improve analysis and decision-making, successful planning still requires strong business processes, cross-functional alignment, operational discipline, and organizational accountability.

2026-06-16T20:47:00-07:00June 11, 2026|Categories: Supply Chain Planning, SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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AI and Digitization Driving the Triple Bottom Line

Artificial intelligence (AI) and digitization are fundamentally changing sustainability from a reporting exercise into an engineered outcome. AI and digital transformation can tie directly into how products are designed, how factories operate, and how supply chains are managed, not only creating customer and EBITDA value but also supporting sustainability and the triple bottom line.

2026-07-28T15:29:42-07:00June 4, 2026|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Technology & Enablement, Data, Analytics & AI|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Reshaping Supply Chains with Technology

Geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, talent challenges, and rapidly evolving technologies are reshaping manufacturing and distribution. In this ASCM webinar, Lisa Anderson explores the trends influencing supply chain strategy and explains how resilient, proactive organizations can turn complexity into competitive advantage.

2026-06-14T13:21:33-07:00May 13, 2026|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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LMA Consulting Group, Led by Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, Celebrates 21 Years

LMA Consulting Group is celebrating 21 years of helping manufacturers and distributors navigate changing supply chain demands, operational challenges and evolving technologies.

2026-06-21T12:05:26-07:00May 12, 2026|Categories: Press Releases, Supply Chain Technology & Enablement, Data, Analytics & AI|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Why SIOP Fails at the Supplier Level (And What To Do About It)

In this episode of Leveraged Supply Chains, Andrew Stroup talks with Lisa Anderson, President of LMA Consulting Group, about the gap between what mid-market manufacturers plan and what their suppliers actually deliver Listen to the podcast to learn how SIOP and supplier data and promise dates interact.

2026-06-14T17:46:00-07:00May 9, 2026|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Planning, SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Is Arson the Way to Demand a Pay Rise?

Crime is no way to make a point, but many in the logistics field can understand the frustration. The Ontario warehouse arsonist was allegedly angry about pay. But that's not the way to demand a raise. Logistics companies have to be competitive with the rest of the country even though there are high costs and regulations in the state.

2026-07-06T20:53:35-07:00April 30, 2026|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , , , , |
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Could the Iran War Trigger a Bigger Trade Crisis Than COVID?

As the Iran war simmers, trade experts ask whether it could reshape supply chains more deeply than COVID, forcing companies to rethink strategies to counter further geopolitical shocks. The back-to-back crises of the pandemic and the Iran war have altered how many companies now assess risk.

2026-06-21T12:21:05-07:00April 24, 2026|Categories: In The News, Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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