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Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Planning provides the integrated framework to align demand, supply, capacity, production, inventory, and distribution, enabling predictable revenue fulfillment, superior customer service, resilient operations, and profitable growth. Explore insights on SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), demand planning, capacity and resource planning, production and materials planning, inventory planning, and network strategy. Learn how manufacturers and distributors leverage integrated planning, technology enablement, data, and analytics to improve visibility, optimize working capital, resolve constraints, and execute with confidence.

Gaining a Logistics Edge with Inventory Management

Effective inventory planning can help manufacturers navigate rising logistics costs, supply chain disruptions and inflation. Learn how demand planning, replenishment and advanced planning strategies can improve customer service, working capital and resilience.

Managing Capacity in Complex, Volatile, Long-Lead Environment

Capacity planning is critical as manufacturers navigate volatile demand, extended lead times and supply chain disruptions. Learn how leaders are addressing capacity constraints through nearshoring, productivity improvements, workforce strategies, technology and rapid scaling.

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Initiates Cross-Organizational Alignment for Supply Chain Success

Cross-organizational alignment is essential to supply chain success. Lisa Anderson explains how SIOP brings sales, operations, finance and other functions together to improve communication, data-driven decision-making, customer service and profitable growth.

Logistics Planning Best Practices to Drive Service & Profitable Growth

Effective logistics planning aligns network strategy, inventory, replenishment, warehousing and transportation to improve customer service and control costs. Learn how manufacturers and distributors can build more resilient, scalable supply chain networks.

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Protects Supply Chains by Focusing on Visibility and the SIOP Process

Supply chain visibility is essential to improving planning, resilience and customer service. Lisa Anderson explains how manufacturers can use visibility and the SIOP process to better align supply and demand, strengthen decision-making, and improve profitability.

Inflation Busters—Protecting Profits as Costs Rise

Inflation is rising faster than at any time in recent memory. Businesses must deal with rapid cost increases by managing cash flow efficiently and communicating effectively with customers and suppliers. The benefits of inventory reduction must be balanced against the need to maintain critical stock for top customers.

Brushware Magazine: Inflation Busters: Protecting Profits as Costs Rise

"Proactively managing cash flow is critical right now," says Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, Claremont, Calif. This can be done by running periodic forecasts.

Regaining Control of Your Supply Chain

The statistics have been staggering. Supply chain disruptions have cost companies an average of $182 million in lost revenue, according to an Interos Supply Chain report. Additionally, there are many unhappy customers in the wake of these disruptions. The bottom line is that the global supply chain [...]

AWCI Construction Dimensions: Inflation Busters: Protecting Profits As Costs Rise

Lisa Anderson, manufacturing and supply chain expert and president of LMA Consulting Group states there are operational and supply chain priorities required to be ready to absorb additional sales". One of the most important components is to have planning and scheduling processes required to be ready to absorb capabilities.

Upgrade Demand Planning Processes & Software to Navigate Economic Challenges

During times of volatility including inflation and recession, forecasting future sales becomes even more vital than it is during regular business cycles. Emerging from the pandemic, the global markets have experienced rising costs and significant demand. In the U.S. [...]

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