Using AI to Improve Business Performance
As business executives contend with heightened supply chain risks and inflationary pressures, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a hot technology that can help to improve business performance.
Impacts from the Threat of Tariffs in the Supply Chain
The threat of tariffs is already causing supply chain implications. There is a surge of chip demand post election. According to Trendforce, the chip supply chain is seeing a rush of orders.
Holiday Shipping Costs Rise as FedEx and UPS Extend Surcharge Windows
In an interview with PYMNTS, Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, discussed how surcharges, which are common during peak seasons or for special circumstances like oversized items, have become particularly significant this year.
Could Strategic Inventory & Proactive Planning Save Your Supply Chain?
Disruptions abound no matter the supply chain. Aerospace has been particularly hard hit. Boeing's issues have plagued them the entire year.
Strikes and labor negotiations highlight need for resilient supply chains
Companies can mitigate the volatility caused by labor disputes by rethinking sourcing strategies, upgrading planning processes, and using advanced technology.
Manufacturing and Assembly: Automate, Create Value and Deliver Bottom-Line Results
Given the uncertainty of the economy creating extreme push outs and pull ins with customer orders, only those companies that can successfully deal with uncertain and changing conditions can thrive. Companies that automate, create value and digitize will drive bottom-line results.
Medical Supply Chain Optimization: The Solution to Non-Stop Disruptions
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) have plagued medtech’s supply chain since the pandemic. Drug shortages last year hit their highest levels in a decade, with 99% of hospital and health system pharmacists experiencing medicinal dearths, according to an American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) survey.
More Strikes & Disruptions: Prepare to Thrive: Create a Resilient Supply Chain
There has been a plethora of strikes, potential strikes and disruptions in the last few years. In fact, the threat of strikes has made its way through the supply chain.
Taking Advantage of Automation in the Supply Chain
According to the WorldMetrics.org report, 89% of manufacturers believe automation is key to increasing productivity. More importantly to increasing profitable growth, the report also finds that automation reduces manufacturing lead time by 75%.
Lisa Anderson, Supply Chain Expert, Warns Potential Logistics Strikes Threaten to Disrupt Supply Chains
Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., warns of the growing risks facing supply chains due to potential logistics strikes in both the United States and Canada. As negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) continue and the Canadian [...]