While some supply chain pressures are easing, manufacturers continue to face shortages, delays, and uncertainty. Global disruptions, including the Russia-Ukraine war and challenges in China, demonstrate how quickly problems can cascade through interconnected supply chains and impact material availability, lead times, and customer service.
Global disruptions can quickly impact supply, costs, capacity, and customer service. By using SIOP to evaluate changing conditions, risks, inventory, capacity, and customer priorities, manufacturers can make proactive decisions, strengthen supply chain resilience, and position themselves to capture growth opportunities.
Global events such as the Russia-Ukraine war continue to expose vulnerabilities across interconnected supply chains. Manufacturers can get ahead of disruption by strengthening supply chain resilience, reevaluating suppliers, reshoring and nearshoring operations, leveraging technology, and using S&OP to improve flexibility and control.
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., shares her thought on the recent supply chain and logistics complexities.
Rising inflation, geopolitical conflict, energy costs, and commodity shortages are creating additional supply chain volatility. Manufacturers should proactively evaluate customers, suppliers, inventory, capacity, and supply chain networks while strengthening SIOP and planning processes to navigate disruption and stay ahead of changing conditions.
The U.S.-Canada border protests disrupted a critical trade corridor, threatening delays and supply chain impacts. Lisa Anderson discusses the potential consequences for manufacturers, transportation, and cross-border trade.
Lisa Anderson explains why store shelves remain empty as manufacturers, distributors, and consumers continue to feel the effects of global supply chain disruptions, shortages, and constraints.
Lisa Anderson, founder and president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. discusses leading the decisions to realign your supply chain to elevate the customer experience.
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. joins a panel of experts to discuss the flip side of COVID turbulence and disruption and the new opportunities and innovations that have resulted in these uncertain times.
One of the strategies to better plan for the future so you aren't caught up in what appears to be a never-ending supply chain debacle is to reevaluate your manufacturing and supply chain footprint. Should you re-shore? Near-shore? Partner with suppliers in the region?
