Technology That Enables Predictable Supply Chain Performance
Technology should enable profitable growth, improve operational predictability, and support scalable execution — not create additional complexity. We help manufacturers and distributors optimize ERP systems, supply chain technologies, AI, planning tools, data, and integrations to improve visibility, streamline decision-making, and ensure demand can be fulfilled predictably and profitably.
Unlike firms focused solely on software implementation, our approach is grounded in operational execution and supply chain planning. We align technology with SIOP, forecasting, inventory, production, customer requirements, and operational realities to deliver measurable business results including improved service, lower inventory, stronger margins, and scalable growth.
ERP, AI & Supply Chain Technology Enablement Capabilities
Effective technology enablement requires more than software implementation. Our capabilities align technology, processes, data, and operations to support predictable business performance and scalable growth.
ERP Systems
Optimize and upgrade ERP and MRP systems to improve planning, data integrity, inventory performance, operational visibility, and execution across the supply chain.
Integration & Technology Strategy
Connect systems, processes, and data to create end-to-end supply chain visibility, scalability, and alignment across the organization.
Planning & Optimization Systems (APS)
Enhance forecasting, supply planning, production scheduling, and scenario modeling capabilities to improve responsiveness, capacity alignment, and decision-making.
Execution & Fulfillment Systems
Improve manufacturing, warehouse, transportation, and fulfillment execution through MES, WMS, TMS, and related supply chain execution technologies.
Order Management & Commercial Integration
Integrate CRM, CPQ, e-commerce, customer and channel data, and order management systems to improve order quality, support configured and engineered-to-order environments and align demand with operational execution.
Data, Analytics & AI
Leverage data, analytics, AI, and automation to improve visibility, forecasting, operational efficiency, and supply chain decision-making.
Why LMA Consulting
Most technology firms focus on software implementation. We focus on operational outcomes. Our expertise in SIOP, supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, inventory management, and execution enables us to ensure technology supports the realities of how businesses operate, scale, and fulfill customer demand. We bridge the gap between strategy, systems, and execution to drive measurable operational and financial results.
ERP, AI & Supply Chain Technology Enablement Benefits Across the Organization
Manufacturing
Manufacturing leaders will gain visibility into work center, staffing, and the master production schedule so that they can optimize production runs and minimize changeovers and costs. They will also gain insights, improve efficiencies, automate steps, improve quality control processes, and reduce inventory and costs.
Engineering
Engineering leaders will gain visibility into workload requirements to support drawings, customer approvals, and bill of material designs. ERP and related systems such as configure-to-order (CTO) quoting systems, PLM, and 3D drawings will speed up progress, save on engineering time, and improve communications.
Purchasing
Purchasing leaders will gain visibility into material requirements plans (MRP) and outside processing requirements so that they can work with suppliers proactively to meet customer requirements while minimizing cost. They will also gain purchase insights, improve efficiencies and streamline workflows.
Logistics
Logistics leaders will gain visibility into storage, warehousing, handling, picking, packing, shipping, transportation, returns, and equipment requirements so that they can plan accordingly. With WMS, TMS, inventory optimization, ASRS, AR, VR, and digital twins, they will gain efficiencies, improve quality & increase safety.
Finance
Finance leaders will gain visibility into sales forecasts, staffing plans, and inventory projections. Thus, they will have revenue, cost, profitability, and cash flow projections, and they will gain insights into customer and product profitability, improved processing efficiencies and business analysis and scorecard capabilities.
Sales & Marketing
Sales and Marketing leaders will gain visibility into their sales forecasts, quotes, and order backlog. They will also gain high levels of service for their customers with on-time-in-full (OTIF) levels, shorter lead-times, and high ratings on customer scorecards. They also will gain greater responsiveness and customer value.
Planning
Planning leaders will gain visibility into the demand plan, sales orders, quotes, replenishment orders, and work order status so that they can develop the best master production schedule (MPS) to optimize customer service, operational efficiency and working capital. They will gain high service levels and increased margins.
Client Results
LMA Consulting Group helps manufacturers and distributors improve visibility, operational execution, planning effectiveness, and predictable revenue fulfillment through ERP optimization, AI, advanced planning, and supply chain technology enablement initiatives.
Avtron Power Solutions’ Journey
Geoff Michalak, Integrated Business Planning Manager, Armacell LLC
Frazier Industrial: Driving Manufacturing Success
Boake Paugh, West Coast Corporation
Acknowledgments & Accreditations
Client Accolades
Partnered for ERP Success
Value-Add in ERP Selection
Exactly What We Needed for ERP Selection
ERP Turnaround Vital to Success
Identified Key Risk Areas
Adds Value with Change
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