Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution
Lisa Anderson joined Food and Beverage Talk podcast to discuss supply chain challenges and opportunities in the food and beverage industry.
Baking Business: Companies Get Strategic to Pull Ahead of Supply Chain Crunch
In this episode of Since Sliced Bread, Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, explains where the supply chain stands now, how it got this way and what she sees successful companies doing to get through the crisis.
Shortages, Shortages, and More Shortages
Supply chain disruptions and shortages continue to plague the news. Unfortunately, as I said in a recent press release, there is no end in sight. I thought this topic was worth addressing as it has been particularly frustrating lately. I went to Starbucks recently. After getting stuck in a [...]
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.
Commercial Baking: Sounding the Alarm on Supply Chain: Industry Execs Weigh in on Chip Shortage
"Working with manufacturers in multiple industries, it's quite clear with we're all competing for many of the same materials, including computer chips and microchips said Lisa Anderson, supply chain consultant and president of LMA Consulting.
Commercial Baking: Sounding the Alarm on Supply Chain: The raw materials ripple effect
"Manufacturers looking for any kinds of raw materials or ingredients are having to revise their schedules continuously, and it's a daily challenge," said Lisa Anderson, supply chain consultant and president of LMA Consulting. "There are issues from one end of the spectrum to the other."
Commercial Baking: Sounding the Alarm on Supply Chain Disruption
What happens when people get behind? They think, ‘I better order more,’" said Lisa Anderson, founder of LMA Consulting and speaker on supply chain for manufacturing. "They’re over-ordering, which is causing even more delays.
What’s Going on in the Food Industry?
After receiving a call from a CBS affiliate asking about what's going on in the food industry, we thought it would make for an interesting deep dive. In addition, we have been working with companies from farm to table and from machinery equipment to logistics/ food service distribution and [...]
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 Often Overlooked Value of Reverse Logistics
Pay attention to collaboration opportunities and reverse logistics. There can be a significant hidden opportunity in this topic. Why not focus attention and see what can be achieved with some common sense and collaboration.