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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.

The Economy & Manufacturing: What Do the Statistics Say?

Economic uncertainty creates opportunities for companies that plan ahead. Learn why SIOP, AI, digital transformation, and resilient supply chain strategies can help manufacturers improve customer service, profitability, and long-term growth.

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Sees SIOP Process Critical to Tumultuous Times

Manufacturers can no longer rely on reactive decisions to navigate supply chain volatility. Lisa Anderson explains why SIOP provides the cross-functional process needed to optimize inventory, improve customer service, strengthen resilience, and drive profitable growth.

Interlinks: Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP)

In this episode, and the next, of Interlinks we talk to Lisa Anderson and Diane Garcia of LMA Consulting Group in Los Angeles, California who are co-authors of a new book titled SIOP – Creating Predictable Revenue and EBITDA Growth.

Inventory Management: Go Back to the Basics for Success During Volatility

Volatility has made inventory management more important than ever. Learn how manufacturers can improve customer service, reduce excess inventory, strengthen cash flow, and build resilience by mastering the fundamentals of planning and inventory management.

SIOP/ S&OP Playbook: Creating Predictability & EBITDA Growth

Supply chain disruptions and inflation continue to challenge manufacturers, but reactive decisions don't have to. Learn how SIOP creates the predictability needed to reduce shortages, manage inflationary pressures, improve profitability, and support sustainable growth.

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Publishes Book on SIOP Process

Manufacturing expert Lisa Anderson's new book explains how SIOP helps organizations align demand and supply, improve customer service, optimize inventory, and drive predictable revenue, profitability, and long-term growth.

SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning) Book Published

I am thrilled to announce that I have published a book on SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), also known as S&OP and IBP (Integrated Business Planning). Why is SIOP VITAL to Success? I think our introduction says it well, and so I'm going to give you a preview. As [...]

Labor Scheduling: Maximize Operational Performance & Serve Customers

At its simplest, labor scheduling is determining which people (and which skills) you should have at which sites at which work centers at what time (shift) to ensure the right products can be delivered to the right customer at the right time.

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Says Supply Chains Are NOT Islands

While greater awareness has been placed on supply chains, it has been up to individual companies to optimize and strengthen their own supply chains.

Supply Chain Dive: Did the Pandemic Really Kill Just-in-Time? Experts Weigh In

Is just-in-time dead? Lisa Anderson shares why the future of inventory management isn't about choosing between just-in-time and just-in-case, but building resilient, flexible supply chain strategies that balance risk, service, inventory investment, and profitability.

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