Investing in Regional Supply Chains
In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson explores why regional supply chain alignment is the key to responsiveness, growth, and competitiveness.
Optimizing the Supply Chain for Demand and Supply Alignment
For companies to be profitable, demand and supply must be closely aligned. When they are not, inefficiencies, excess inventory, missed shipments and margin erosion follow. In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson explains why aligning demand and supply is key to an efficient supply chain—and why the most effective way to achieve it is through a disciplined SIOP process.
Highlights & Priorities for Success
Global supply chains started a full transformation in 2025 spurred on with geopolitical risk and encouraged by tariffs, and the pace accelerates as the New Year kicks off with geopolitics dominating the conversation and fundamentals making a comeback. We review learnings from the prior year and priorities for success in 2026.
Supply Chain Priorities for 2026
In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson outlines three priorities for the year ahead. These priorities set the foundation for resilience, growth and sustained success in an increasingly complex environment.
Supply Chain Drivers of 2025
2025 was another challenging year for manufacturing and supply chains. In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson highlights the three primary drivers of 2025: geopolitics, manufacturing investment and AI with advanced technologies.
Happy Holidays
A holiday message from Lisa Anderson and LMA Consulting Group. We expect significant opportunities for manufacturing and proactive executives with agile, regional supply chains, proactive processes such as SIOP, artificial intelligence and a focus on talent will thrive.
Collaborative Innovation
Continuous improvement has been the backbone of operational excellence for decades—but today’s pace of change has surpassed it. In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson explains why manufacturers must move beyond traditional continuous improvement and embrace collaborative innovation.
Building the Next Generation of Supply Chain Talent
In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson highlights the growing skills gap among early-career professionals and explains why and how investing in developing the next generation of supply chain talent is essential for long-term success.
Medical Products Driving Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction
Medical products manufacturing is gaining momentum as companies want to build resilience to mitigate risk in the supply chain. Executives have realized that they must better control their end-to-end supply chain to ensure supply as geopolitical risks, vulnerabilities, and disruptions continue to arise while tariffs also push companies to build domestic capacity.
Positive Signs for Manufacturing on the Horizon
Although it starts with a depressing state of affairs for manufacturers, there is vast opportunity on the horizon. Manufacturing investments have been pouring into the U.S. and the three pillars of economic success are trending positive. Companies must prepare to scale and for success.