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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.

What’s Going on in the Food Industry?

After receiving a call from a CBS affiliate asking about what's going on in the food industry, we thought it would make for an interesting deep dive. In addition, we have been working with companies from farm to table and from machinery equipment to logistics/ food service distribution and [...]

Supply Chain Optimization: 27 Supply Chain & Logistics Pros Reveal the Single Most Effective Way to Optimize the Supply Chain

Every organization needs to be focused on supply chain efficiency, particularly in today’s landscape, where consumers (both B2B and B2C) increasingly demand rapid fulfillment and hassle-free exchanges with the companies they do business with. When efficiency is lacking, companies lose valuable customers to their competitors – often those that [...]

The Intersection of Supply Chain and Human Behavior

I talked with the Direct Relief about the global supply chain during the pandemic. We discussed the issues of hoarding, the impacts on the global supply chain and what could be done to realign the supply chain so that consumers had what they needed where they needed it when [...]

Restocking Shelves Amid the Novel Coronavirus

I talked with the Santa Clarita Valley Signal on the problems keeping shelves stocked amid the coronavirus lockdown. We talked about the end-to-end supply chain and what impacts the supply chain would have on how quickly the shelves would be restocked. See below for the reprinted article from the [...]

Top 5 Inventory Management Techniques

Great inventory management techniques are critical as supply chain complexity grows. Here's a look at the top techniques to help your company succeed. Whether you're an SMB or a large enterprise, solid inventory management techniques are critical for success. Inventory management, a component of supply chain management (SCM), controls [...]

Manufacturing Expert, Lisa Anderson, Advises Future-Proofing the Supply Chain

Unlock growth in manufacturing supply chain with future-proofing strategies. Ensure alignment, visibility, and collaboration for success.

When and Where to Move a Distribution Center

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. was quoted in ACHR News about moving a distribution facility, and why it is a huge decision.

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Forget About Reducing Inventory; Perhaps You Have the Wrong Supply Chain Strategy

Clients and colleagues have demonstrated a heightened interest in inventory reduction recently; however, they are not yet seeing the full value! Certainly, with everyone worried about a potential recession in 2020, they are starting to think about not tying as much cash up in wasted inventory but that is not the 100-pound gorilla. The real question is why we are thinking about corporate mandates and full warehouses instead of seeing the big picture that we should reevaluate our supply chain.

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