Supply Chain Insights & Company News

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.

Favorite Charities 2020
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Favorite Charities 2020

LMA Updates

Favorite Charities 2020

During these unprecedented times and especially as the holiday season is upon us, it is an important time to think about charities. We included a donation in our holiday cards for the Cancer Research Institute. 87 cents of every dollar spent goes to programs. Several relatives and friends [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-07-04T00:11:13-07:00December 16, 2020|Categories: LMA Updates|

NS Packaging: How is the Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine being distributed?
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NS Packaging: How is the Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine being distributed?

In The News

NS Packaging: How is the Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine being distributed?

“There’s a lot of things you can do these days with IoT and technology to better monitor the vehicles and its drivers” comments Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-04T15:29:50-07:00December 14, 2020|Categories: In The News|Tags: Coronavirus, Digital transformation, Distribution|

SAC: Feed Their Needs: Put Customers First for Rapid Growth Next Year
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SAC: Feed Their Needs: Put Customers First for Rapid Growth Next Year

Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Press Releases, Leadership, Change & Talent

SAC: Feed Their Needs: Put Customers First for Rapid Growth Next Year

Manufacturers and distributors have a rare opportunity as the world emerges from COVID," points out Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. and co-executive director of SAC also known for creating supply chain resiliency

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T15:20:01-07:00December 1, 2020|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Press Releases, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: Customer service, Revenue growth, SAC|

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing Expert and President of LMA Consulting Considers Sustainability Integral with Smart Manufacturing
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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing Expert and President of LMA Consulting Considers Sustainability Integral with Smart Manufacturing

Press Releases, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing Expert and President of LMA Consulting Considers Sustainability Integral with Smart Manufacturing

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – November 30, 2020 – Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., is seeing manufacturers embrace Smart Manufacturing with a sustainable approach. Not only are manufacturers embracing the use of AI and other technologies, but they are also [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-06-07T23:21:23-07:00November 30, 2020|Categories: Press Releases, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance|Tags: Sustainability|

Representing the U.S. at The World Manufacturing Forum
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Representing the U.S. at The World Manufacturing Forum

In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Innovation & Digital Enablement

Representing the U.S. at The World Manufacturing Forum

I had the pleasure of representing the United States in the World Manufacturing Forum in thesession “Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond COVID-19“. I talked about the fact that weare at a crossroads between efficiency/ costs and resiliency/ responsiveness, how to turn that orinto an [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T15:20:10-07:00November 17, 2020|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Innovation & Digital Enablement|Tags: Demand planning, Digital transformation, Nearshoring, Network optimization, Reshoring|

Compass Magazine: Agility in a Crisis
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Compass Magazine: Agility in a Crisis

In The News, Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

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.

Lisa Anderson2026-06-25T00:42:07-07:00November 16, 2020|Categories: In The News, Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: Coronavirus, Resiliency, Risk Management|

Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond COVID-19
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Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond COVID-19

In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

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 [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-06-14T17:14:12-07:00November 11, 2020|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: Customer service, Industrial Manufacturing, Panel, Predictability, Resiliency, Risk Management, Scalability, Supply chain disruptions, Supply chain shortages, Supply continuity, Video|

WMS Efficiency, Resiliency & Metrics
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WMS Efficiency, Resiliency & Metrics

Operational Performance, In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance

WMS Efficiency, Resiliency & Metrics

As manufacturers and distributors emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, they are focused on how to grow revenue and become more efficient and profitable to offset the typically negative impacts of COVID. In the situations where business has grown exponentially in consumer industries such as B2C (e-commerce), home improvement and [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T00:32:37-07:00November 10, 2020|Categories: Operational Performance, In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance|Tags: Data & Analytics, Distribution, E-commerce, Lead Time Reduction, On-Time Delivery, Supply Chain Briefing Newsletter|

Efficiency or Resiliency?
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Efficiency or Resiliency?

In The News, Network Strategy & Optimization

Efficiency or Resiliency?

According to a McKinsey survey about COVID-19’s impact on operations and the future supply chain, supply chain leaders believe it will be transformed. For example, close to 75% experienced issues in the production, distribution and supplier footprint that will require changes in the future, and a whopping 93% of [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-06-25T00:43:34-07:00November 1, 2020|Categories: In The News, Network Strategy & Optimization|Tags: Brushware Magazine, Productivity, Resiliency|

Supply Chain Resiliency in a Pandemic World
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Supply Chain Resiliency in a Pandemic World

In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

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 [...]