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Press Release: Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson Predicts 2018 to be Game Changer
Originally published on PR Newswire on January 24, 2017 CLAREMONT, Calif., Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., predicts 2018 to be a game changer for the Manufacturing Supply Chain. Manufacturers and distributors will be focused on automation [...]
Technologies Transforming Supply Chains
One of the ways to become cost competitive with lower labor cost countries is to automate. Look for all the new uses for technology in supply chains. Modern marvels and new information technologies are transforming supply chains. Automation, robots, AI (artificial intelligence), 3D Printing, Bitcoin technology and the IoT [...]
ERP Project Success: How to be Part of the 20%
More and more clients are pursuing ERP implementation projects as executives realize they need better tools to support business objectives – growth, service, margins, cash and the like. Published in "Project Times" website, July 18, 2016 Click here for original article. More and more clients are pursuing ERP implementation [...]
Agile or Traditional Project Management: Which is Better?
Published in "Project Times" website, August 16, 2016 Click here for original article. In project management circles, we hear a lot about agile. Agile is an iterative, incremental method of managing the design and build activities of engineering, systems, etc. Recently, I ran across a firm that didn't use [...]
Unscrambling a Challenged System Implementation
When faced with a challenging system implementation, take a step back and reassess instead of devoting more resources to a plan that may not work out. From time to time, we receive a call from a client dealing with a challenged ERP implementation. Unfortunately, "challenged" is a nice word [...]
Why Blame Doesn’t Work
September 16, 2016 I've been spending the majority of my time this week with two clients: one is preparing to go live on a new ERP system and the other is working to improve service levels by implementing improved planning and order flow processes. Although these specific objectives are [...]