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SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP) provides the executive framework to align demand, supply, capacity, inventory, and financial objectives, enabling predictable revenue fulfillment, superior customer service, resilient operations, and profitable growth. Explore insights on executive SIOP leadership, cross-functional alignment, scenario planning, demand and supply balancing, integrated business planning, and decision-making. Learn how manufacturers and distributors leverage integrated planning, technology enablement, data, and analytics to improve visibility, resolve constraints, optimize working capital, and execute with confidence.

How Schenck Built Predictable Growth Through SIOP

Schenck partnered with LMA Consulting Group to connect customer demand with operational execution through SIOP, CRM, CPQ, and SAP. The result was greater visibility and predictability across the business, enabling the company to double output in a critical manufacturing area, reduce inventory by 50%, grow more than 20%, and sustain customer service throughout the pandemic.

Improved Operations & Stabilized Operations with SIOP

Mission Rubber partnered with LMA Consulting Group to improve customer service, reduce seasonal disruptions, and create a more stable operation. Through SIOP, capacity planning, improved ERP utilization, and strategic inventory planning, the company improved service levels, stabilized its workforce, and strengthened operational performance throughout the year.

LMA Consulting Group Celebrates 21 Years

In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson reflects on how supply chains have evolved - the move from spreadsheets to connected technologies, the Amazon Effect becoming an everyday customer expectation and the growing importance of predictability and planning in a world of uncertainty and global risk.

Improving Predictability, Throughput & Customer Service

For many manufacturers, customer service challenges begin long before products reach the shipping dock. Demand variability, production bottlenecks, capacity constraints, scheduling conflicts, and inaccurate forecasts can create a ripple effect throughout the organization. As complexity increases, companies often find themselves reacting to problems rather than proactively planning for [...]

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.

Smart Planning

Planning is becoming more complex, but smarter planning makes the difference. In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson outlines three key planning challenges manufacturers are facing today - and three ways to address them.

Performance Metrics

In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson shares practical insights on how manufacturers should think about performance metrics to make critical operational and strategic decisions that drive supply chain success.

Optimizing the Supply Chain for Demand and Supply Alignment

For companies to be profitable, demand and supply must be closely aligned. When they are not, inefficiencies, excess inventory, missed shipments and margin erosion follow. In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson explains why aligning demand and supply is key to an efficient supply chain—and why the most effective way to achieve it is through a disciplined SIOP process.

Supply Chain Priorities for 2026

In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson outlines three priorities for the year ahead. These priorities set the foundation for resilience, growth and sustained success in an increasingly complex environment.

Proactive Planning Strategies for Customer & EBITDA Success

As we close in on year-end, successful manufacturers are focused on executing proactive plans. Learn about the strategies the best companies are using to accelerate the pace and separate from the pack. The ability to scale, provide customer value and gain EBITDA will drive success in the New Year.

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