WTSP: Our Changing Climate: Earth Day Special
Lisa Anderson, Supply Chain Expert and President of LMA Consulting Group discusses the solution to make the supply chain more flexible.
Why Value Added Service Matters & an Eco Tour of Catalina
The new driver went over and beyond to make our trip extra special since we had to wait a few hours. He took us to places he doesn't usually go, made sure that we got airport cookies (a "thing" in Catalina) even though the staff already clocked out to catch a ride down the hill (and so gave them to us for free), and generally made it an interesting trip. Value added service mattered!
Prescient Strategy & Manufacturing Resilience Using SIOP (S&OP)
To thrive post COVID, manufacturing resilience will be cornerstone. Customers expect personalization, customization, and rapid deliveries without disruption, and they will change suppliers, substitute products and do whatever is required to satisfy their customers or get what's needed. For example, although the preference is for online purchasing, consumers will return to stores to ensure quick, reliable supply of critical items.
Supply Chain Shortages & My Interview on FOX Live Now
It is obvious we are having significant supply chain disruptions, and I recently talked with FOX Live Now about these issues. We discussed what caused these shortages, what's going on with the labor shortages, whether it will impact the holiday season, which industries are most impacted, how long [...]
Snowflake: Just-in-Time for Real Life
"The minority of clients that are proactive were using just-in-time principles, but in a way that works during the pandemic," said Lisa Anderson, President of the LMA Consulting Group. "As a decision-maker, I need to have a certain amount of safety stock, but I will replenish that as we take orders, and we'll replenish those reserves [...]
Are Americans Willing to Pay More for Products Made in the U.S.A.?
According to a survey by FTI Consulting, 78% of survey respondents said they'd be willing to pay more for the products if the company that made them moved production out of China. Certainly, it depends on how much more, but we've seen a transition in the commentary of the value of reshoring. [...]
Quoted in the Signal on Restocking Shelves Amid the Novel Coronavirus
I talked with the Santa Clarita Valley Signal on the problems keeping shelves stocked amid the coronavirus lockdown. We talked about the end-to-end supply chain and what impacts the supply chain would have on how quickly the shelves would be restocked. See below for the reprinted article from the [...]
The Resilient Supply Chain: Do You Have Vendors or Partners?
Since we did research on "The Squeeze" for a speech on the the squeeze in aerosapce (meaning, how does the supplier in the middle between the Tier 1 suppliers who supply final assembly parts for an airplane and the powerhouse mills survive, or preferably thrive), we have been thinking [...]
U.S. Small Business Optimism Climbs to 2nd Highest on Record!
August 17, 2018 A National Federation of Independent Business survey reported that U.S. small business optimism is close to a record high and is at the highest level in 35 years! Fueled by tax cuts, deregulation and robust consumer demand, business owners are optimistic about the future. Thus, unfilled [...]