Global supply chains will not realign overnight. Manufacturers can take control by strengthening resiliency, rethinking supply networks, reshoring and nearshoring, and improving planning to better serve customers and support profitable growth.
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.
Ports, containers, trucking, rail, labor, and warehouse constraints created interconnected supply chain chokepoints. Learn how manufacturers can take control and strengthen supply chain resilience.
Manufacturing resilience requires the ability to adapt as customer needs and supply conditions change. Learn how SIOP can improve predictability, scalability, and profitable growth.
Lisa Anderson was named one of 15 supply chain and logistics experts to follow by RateLinx for her expertise in manufacturing strategy and supply chain transformation.
Lisa Anderson discusses why manufacturers are reshoring and nearshoring supply chains to reduce risk, improve resilience, and move closer to customers while supporting profitable growth.
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?
In our eBook Emerging Above & Beyond: 21 Insights for 2021 from Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Technology Executives, many executives discuss the critical importance of adaptability and resiliency. The pandemic kicked off with volatility of customer demand (toilet paper and hand sanitizer were in scarce supply whereas aerospace and [...]
According to a survey by FTI Consulting, 78% of survey respondents said they'd be willing to pay more for the products if the company that made them moved production out of China. Certainly, it depends on how much more, but we've seen a transition in the commentary of the value of reshoring. [...]
Procter & Gamble, the maker of Charmin toilet paper, was prepared for thousands of scenarios – including earthquakes, fires, and cybersecurity attacks – but not for a disruption greater in magnitude than all three combined: a global pandemic. As COVID-19 spread throughout the United States in March, panicked shoppers snapped up [...]
