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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Highlights Proactive Backlog Management as a Keystone for Elevating Customer Service in Manufacturing

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – November 20, 2023 –  In a business landscape characterized by unprecedented business volatility, maintaining stellar customer service emerges as a critical differentiator for companies navigating the ebbs and flows of the current market. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Consultant Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD and President of [...]

2023-11-27T16:30:33-08:00November 22, 2023|Categories: Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Press Releases, Production & Inventory Management, Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Forecasting in Flux: Importance of Supply Chain Flexibility

Lisa Anderson of LMA Consulting Group was quoted in a Harvard Business Review report about supply chain volatility and uncertainty that are part of the new normal.
2023-10-25T13:54:04-07:00October 27, 2023|Categories: Demand Planning, In The News, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Predictable Revenue & Resilient Operations for Manufacturing Success

Manufacturing is in a state of flux. After seven straight months of contraction in manufacturing, it is not surprising manufacturers are thinking about cutting back. On the other hand, in many industries, manufacturers continue to have a robust backlog and are growing faster than their capacity.
2023-09-17T04:09:53-07:00August 8, 2023|Categories: In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, SIOP - S&OP, SIOP Planning & Execution|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Strategies for AI in Manufacturing & Supply Chain

What is All the Hoopla Over ChatGPT? If you haven't been living under a rock, you've heard about ChatGPT and other AI (artificial intelligence) competitors such as Google's Bard and Elon Musk's AI platform. Everyone has gotten into the conversation, from marketing professionals to tech experts to people like [...]

2023-09-19T19:44:59-07:00May 1, 2023|Categories: ERP & Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Technologies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Right-size Inventory to Thrive During Inflationary & Recessionary Times

Inflation, Recession, Both? We are in unique times with inflationary pressures continuing while recessionary trends are emerging as well. In either instance, it is vital to right-size inventory. It will not change anytime soon. With interest rates rising rapidly, it will curb demand while increasing the cost of capital. [...]

2023-09-19T15:57:12-07:00October 26, 2022|Categories: Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Building a Recession-proof Strategy for Your Supply Chain

Lisa Anderson, manufacturing and supply chain expert and president of LMA Consulting Group discusses practical insights on how to unlock operating capital and fuel growth.
2023-09-17T01:09:22-07:00July 14, 2022|Categories: Business & the Economy, Panels, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars|Tags: , , , , , |
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Navigating Current Global Business Challenges with SIOP & Demand Volatility

Lisa Anderson was interviewed by Lucie Newcomb for the podcast series “Staying Global While Staying Home”. They addressed the topic of the state of the global supply chain and strategies to successfully navigate with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP / SIOP) with an emphasis on getting a handle on demand volatility. [...]
2023-09-17T06:25:11-07:00April 22, 2022|Categories: Demand Planning, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Interviews, SIOP Videos, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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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.
2023-09-19T14:21:48-07:00February 14, 2022|Categories: In The News, SIOP - S&OP, SIOP Planning & Execution, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: , , , |
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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. [...]
2023-09-19T15:39:24-07:00February 2, 2022|Categories: Podcasts, SIOP - S&OP, SIOP Planning & Execution, SIOP Videos|Tags: , , , , |
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Creating Predictable Revenue with Demand Planning Best Practices

Predicting the Unpredictable Every client believes their demand cannot be predicted. After all, customers don't know what is going on in their end-to-end supply chain with the global supply chain chaos. Sales teams are optimistic and either forecast too much, hoping Operations will produce and store "just in case" [...]

2023-09-17T02:54:42-07:00January 13, 2022|Categories: Demand Planning, SIOP Execution - S&OE, SIOP Planning & Execution, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , |
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