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Capacity Planning Best Practices to Support Sales Growth
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Capacity Planning Best Practices to Support Sales Growth

e-Commerce & Logistics, Manufacturing, S&OE, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory)

Capacity Planning Best Practices to Support Sales Growth

Sales Growth: Can Operations & Supply Chain Keep Up? Almost every client has the opportunity to grow substantially. The question is whether their operations and supply chain can keep up. Unfortunately, across the board, planners are wringing their hands to expedite orders, prioritize customers, schedule additional production, understand the [...]

admin2022-09-08T05:51:50+00:00April 1, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, Manufacturing, S&OE, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory)|Tags: capacity planning, customers, ERP, growth, master production, materials, operation, planning, S&OP, Sales, schedule, SIOP, transportation|

Thriving in an Inflationary Environment Using SIOP/ S&OP
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Thriving in an Inflationary Environment Using SIOP/ S&OP

Inflation Strategies, Pricing & Profits, SIOP / S&OP

Thriving in an Inflationary Environment Using SIOP/ S&OP

We have entered a new era of with inflationary pressures. It started during the pandemic due to limited supply, but it has been spurred on with the rising oil and gas prices, commodity shortages, and rising food prices. Navigating successfully through these inflationary times will make the strong companies [...]

admin2022-09-07T08:32:53+00:00April 1, 2022|Categories: Inflation Strategies, Pricing & Profits, SIOP / S&OP|Tags: customers, inflation, inventory, manufacturing, operations, pandemic, price increase, profitability, reshoring, revenue, shortages, SIOP|

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing, SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Suggests Supply Chain Requires 360 Planning
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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing, SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Suggests Supply Chain Requires 360 Planning

e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, Press Releases, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing, SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Suggests Supply Chain Requires 360 Planning

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – March 30, 2022 – Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., predicts supply chain disruptions to continue through 2023. She suggests implementing a SIOP/S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process to mitigate the swings associated with disruptions. LMA Consulting Group works with manufacturers and distributors on strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation to maximize the customer experience and enable profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth.

admin2022-09-05T00:45:17+00:00March 30, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, Press Releases, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain|Tags: capacity, demand, disruptions, inventory, manufacturing, natural resources, operations, planning, profitability, S&OP, Sales, SIOP, supply chain, Ukraine|

Improving Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning
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Improving Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning

Podcasts, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain

Improving Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. joins Industrial Insights with Justin Smith to discuss how sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP/ S&OP) can help companies overcome supply chain disruptions and thrive post pandemic.

admin2022-09-08T05:58:12+00:00March 16, 2022|Categories: Podcasts, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain|Tags: customers, demand, end-to-end supply chains, inventory, manufacturing, planning, production, S&OP, SIOP, skills, supply chain|

Production Planning Best Practices to Recover Capacity
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Production Planning Best Practices to Recover Capacity

Inventory Management, Manufacturing, S&OE, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory)

Production Planning Best Practices to Recover Capacity

Every production planner has the challenging job of managing a complex set of conflicting priorities - meeting customer requested ship dates and new product trials, supporting manufacturing and logistics performance objectives, and addressing finance's objectives as it relates to inventory levels and cash flow.

admin2022-09-08T06:19:38+00:00February 22, 2022|Categories: Inventory Management, Manufacturing, S&OE, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory)|Tags: customers, ERP, forecast, inventory, master production, monthly review, MRP, operations, predictable revenue, production planning, purchasing, S&OP, sales forecasting, schedule, scheduling, SIOP, stabilize, throughput|

Taking Control of Customer Success Using SIOP (S&OP)
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Taking Control of Customer Success Using SIOP (S&OP)

Customer Experience, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain

Taking Control of Customer Success Using SIOP (S&OP)

We are in a new era with more opportunity to grow than ever before. COVID is largely in the rear-view mirror, and the strong companies are getting stronger. Consumers have returned to the scene and are robust purchasers of products, homes and services. Are you ready to grow and scale? Have you taken control of your end-to-end supply chain so that you can take advantage of the opportunities?

admin2022-09-08T06:22:09+00:00February 22, 2022|Categories: Customer Experience, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain|Tags: consumers, COVID, EBITDA, end-to-end supply chains, forecast, IBP, opportunity, predictable, products, revenue, S&OP, SIOP, strategies, supply chain|

Craig Young, Senior Director of Operation, Nellson
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Craig Young, Senior Director of Operation, Nellson

Demand Planning, ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, S&OE, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory), Video Testimonials, Videos

Craig Young, Senior Director of Operation, Nellson

Lisa Anderson and the team at LMA Consulting working with Nellson to upgrade the planning, purchasing/ MRP, supply chain and S&OP/ SIOP processes. The result was improved service levels with on time in full (OTIF) from the low 90's to the high 90's; reduced inventory levels; reduced obsolete inventory, improved billbacks on expired material (from around 0% to nearly 100%); and gained more value from the ERP system.

admin2022-09-05T19:40:50+00:00February 14, 2022|Categories: Demand Planning, ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, S&OE, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory), Video Testimonials, Videos|Tags: customer service, inventory, SIOP|

How SIOP Powers Growth During Supply Chain Disruption
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How SIOP Powers Growth During Supply Chain Disruption

Demand Planning, In The News, Manufacturing, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Disruption

How SIOP Powers Growth During Supply Chain Disruption

A building products company missed several million dollars in revenue last year because they couldn't meet the demand. Unfortunately, this was a common occurrence. Sales increased dramatically, and they couldn't scale up their manufacturing operations and adapt their purchase requests quickly enough to take advantage of the opportunity.

admin2022-09-08T06:25:05+00:00February 14, 2022|Categories: Demand Planning, In The News, Manufacturing, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: Inventory and Operations Planning, on-time delivery, operations, S&OP, Sales, Sales and Operations Planning, SIOP, supply chain disruption, WBSRocks|

Is It Possible to Realign the Supply Chain?
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Is It Possible to Realign the Supply Chain?

e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption

Is It Possible to Realign the Supply Chain?

Global supply-chain disruptions are rampant. Manufacturers and business owners now routinely deal with triple and quadruple lead times, widespread shortages, escalating prices, and transportation delays. Every link in the supply chain is out of alignment. Think of the imbalance as a sixth-grader on one end of a teeter-totter and a kindergartner on the other—only worse.

admin2022-09-09T01:04:07+00:00February 2, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: containers, COVID-19, demand, disruptions, economy, lead times, logistics, manufacturers, near-shoring, pandemic, ports, realignment, resilient, shortages, supply chain, transportation, trucks|

WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation
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WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation

ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, Podcasts, SIOP / S&OP

WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation

Sales and operations planning is a dark art, and most organizations typically have a very ad-hoc process of forecasting due to its nature. But it's critical to be directionally correct with your plan. Or you might end up missing opportunities or losing customers. [...]

admin2022-09-05T19:41:53+00:00February 2, 2022|Categories: ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, Podcasts, SIOP / S&OP|Tags: customers, estimates, forecasting, operations, opportunities, planning, products, Sales, SIOP, stakeholder, strategies|