Businesses & Manufacturing Are On the Move
According to The California Policy Center, 237 companies have left California since 2005. Most companies cited the expanding regulatory and taxation environment.
The Aerospace Supply Chain & the Impacts of Boeing
The aerospace supply chain has been struggling to recover since the pandemic. The industry has been plagued with shortages, labor issues, and supply chain issues. According to McKinsey, demand was back to 97% of pre-pandemic levels as of December 2023.
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Supply Chain
Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, Critical Mass Business Talk Show’s host Ric Franzi interviewed Lisa Anderson. The show is focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. After Ric and Lisa talked about Lisa’s career, LMA Consulting’s focus, and business tips, they moved on to the end-to-end supply chain. The topics varied from whether reshoring is really occurring to what’s going on in the global supply chain to hot topics to manufacturers and distributors.
Medtech’s Supply Chain: Global Risks Driving Regional Manufacturing
COVID-19 may no longer be a significant public health threat, but the global supply chain remains chock full of risk. The threats are seemingly everywhere these days: The Israel-Hamas war, which is sabotaging trade routes in the Red Sea; extreme drought, which is curtailing shipping in the Panama Canal, and China’s military aggression, which is threatening lawful commerce in the South China Sea.
Bloomberg: LMA Consulting Group’s Lisa Anderson on Boeing
Lisa Anderson joined Bloomberg’s Markets The Close to talk about Boeing. The aerospace industry experienced significant shortages and delays following the pandemic, and finally smoothed out the supply chain issues as of December 2023. Companies were preparing for Boeing’s ramp up plans to support 5-10% growth through 2026 and [...]
Skills Gap Challenge for Manufacturing Success
According to a study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, 2 million jobs could go unfilled in the sector by 2030. The cost in 2030 alone could potentially total $1 Trillion.
Strategies for Gaining Packaging Efficiencies in Your Supply Chain
Since packaging is typically 10-40% of the retail price of products, there is no doubt it adds up to a relevant factor in product cost and waste.
Regional Manufacturing in the Medical Supply Chain
The supply chain has calmed down since the height of the pandemic; however, smart manufacturers are thinking ahead to changing conditions. Geopolitical risks are at an all-time high.
How Do You Rate in Supply Chain?
Clients typically set goals; however, goals without an understanding of where you stand is non-value added. Although it is common to set goals and expect employees to achieve them, it is far less common for clients to understand how they will get from the current state to the desired future state.
Leveraging ERP and related technologies for a diverse customer experience
Enterprise resource planning systems, CRMs and other tech such as RFID, barcoding, customer and supplier portals, blockchain, IoT, and GPS tracking all support this goal.