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The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available
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The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Business & the Economy, Business Processes / Best Practices, ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, Global, Import & Export, Inflation Strategies, Manufacturing, Recession-Proofing Strategies, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Disruption, Talent / Skills Gap, Trends/ Future Proofing, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)

The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Special Report: How Companies Should Reshape to Succeed in 2023 & Take Advantage of Huge Opportunities Coming Down the Pike

Gaining a Logistics Edge with Inventory Management
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Gaining a Logistics Edge with Inventory Management

e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory)

Gaining a Logistics Edge with Inventory Management

Logistics costs have been staggering. According to the 33rd Annual State of Logistics report produced by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals by the global consulting firm Kearney and presented by Penske Logistics, U.S. business logistics costs rose by 22.4% last year.

admin2022-10-07T00:14:57+00:00October 6, 2022|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Supply Planning (Production, Capacity, Materials, Replenishment, Inventory)|Tags: advanced planning, container ships, demand plan, distribution, inventory management, logistics, production schedule, state of logistics, supply chain, supply chain disruptions|

Supply Chain Challenges, Remedies & Leadership
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Supply Chain Challenges, Remedies & Leadership

Leadership & Skills Development, Podcasts, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Supply Chain Challenges, Remedies & Leadership

In this discussion we explore some of the challenges and remedies that companies across the sectors are encountering as they face into the post-COVID future and the challenge of a never normal world with ongoing supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and climate change.

admin2022-09-12T06:18:50+00:00June 5, 2022|Categories: Leadership & Skills Development, Podcasts, Supply Chain, Sustainability|Tags: customers, demand, distribution, globalization, Interlinks, Labor, lead times, leadership, planning, production, profitability, shortages, strategic, supply chain, warehousing|

What is SIOP? (7 Strategies for CEOs)
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What is SIOP? (7 Strategies for CEOs)

SIOP / S&OP

What is SIOP? (7 Strategies for CEOs)

"SIOP" stands for Sales, Inventory, Operations Planning (SIOP). Depending on the industry or organization, you may also hear it referred to as “S&OP” or Sales and Operations Planning. Sometimes, it is even referred to as “IBP” or Integrated Business Planning. Typically, they mean the same thing. The most important words to emphasize are planning and alignment.

admin2023-05-30T20:56:02+00:00April 5, 2022|Categories: SIOP / S&OP|Tags: align, collaboration, customer service, data analyst, distribution, engineering, finance, forecasts, inventory, logistics, manufacturing, materials, operations, products, quotes, S&OP, Sales, SIOP, strategy, suppliers|

Commercial Baking: Sounding the Alarm on Supply Chain: Q4 Shipping Crisis’ Impact on Bakery
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Commercial Baking: Sounding the Alarm on Supply Chain: Q4 Shipping Crisis’ Impact on Bakery

Coronavirus, e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption

Commercial Baking: Sounding the Alarm on Supply Chain: Q4 Shipping Crisis’ Impact on Bakery

Even with the ports open, getting the materials off the containers is still a challenge, especially as the trucking industry remains a drivers’ market. “You have to send the trucks to the appropriate terminals,” comments Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc.

admin2022-09-08T06:38:23+00:00December 15, 2021|Categories: Coronavirus, e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: chip shortages, consumers, containers, COVID, demand, disruption, distribution, driver shortages, logistical resources, manufacturing, production, shipping, ships, supply, supply chain|

ASCM: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength – Patrick Daly: Supply Chain in the EU & Changes with Brexit
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ASCM: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength – Patrick Daly: Supply Chain in the EU & Changes with Brexit

ASCM Series: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength, e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Videos, Webinars

ASCM: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength – Patrick Daly: Supply Chain in the EU & Changes with Brexit

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert interviews Patrick Daly, Founder and Managing Director of Alba Consulting Dublin, Ireland. Listen as they discuss the supply chain in the EU and changes with Brexit.

admin2022-09-05T04:09:17+00:00December 10, 2021|Categories: ASCM Series: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength, e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Videos, Webinars|Tags: adapting, Brexit, change, distribution, evolving, operations, strategy, tactics, technology|

Pepperi: 2021 FMCG B2B eCommerce Benchmarking Report
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Pepperi: 2021 FMCG B2B eCommerce Benchmarking Report

e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News

Pepperi: 2021 FMCG B2B eCommerce Benchmarking Report

Lisa Anderson, President, LMA Consulting Group, Inc. comments on the future of B2B eCommerce.

admin2023-01-04T14:26:56+00:00December 8, 2021|Categories: e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News|Tags: distribution, e-commerce, revenue|

Bladen Journal: Supply Chain Issues: Misaligned and unlikely to be fixed by Christmas
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Bladen Journal: Supply Chain Issues: Misaligned and unlikely to be fixed by Christmas

Coronavirus, Customer Experience, e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain

Bladen Journal: Supply Chain Issues: Misaligned and unlikely to be fixed by Christmas

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., talks about how the supply chain got out of alignment, stemming from the pandemic. In essence, everything is in the wrong place.

admin2022-09-05T01:52:37+00:00November 8, 2021|Categories: Coronavirus, Customer Experience, e-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Supply Chain|Tags: alignment, containers, disruption, distribution, equipment, logistics, manufacturing, materials, misaligned, offload, pandemic, ports, shortages, supply chain, transportation, truck drivers|

Today’s Medical Developments: Manufacturing as a Service to emerge from manufacturing transformation
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Today’s Medical Developments: Manufacturing as a Service to emerge from manufacturing transformation

In The News, Manufacturing

Today’s Medical Developments: Manufacturing as a Service to emerge from manufacturing transformation

Manufacturing and supply chain expert, Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., predicts manufacturing as a service (MaaS) will emerge as a result of that manufacturing transformation that is replacing the more traditional manufacturing model.