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.
Commercial Baking: Sounding the Alarm on Supply Chain: Q4 Shipping Crisis’ Impact on Bakery
Shipping and logistics constraints continue to disrupt manufacturers and suppliers. Lisa Anderson discusses port congestion, trucking challenges, and the impact on the commercial baking industry.
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.
Food & Beverage and Future Proofing Your Business
As I have been thinking about the food and beverage industry (and process manufacturing) and future proofing your business, I see several examples of proactive clients and colleagues' future proofing their business. As this is my latest, hot-off-the-press LMA-i, LMA Intelligence topic, I thought we'd explore a few trends related to food and beverage.
Walmart & Costco Moving Towards Farmer-to-Shopping Cart Strategies
Explore how vertical integration from farmer-to-shopping cart is reshaping retail giants like Walmart and Costco.