How do you plan for demand when every order is custom? In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson sits down with Diane Garcia, LMA Senior Associate, to break down Demand Planning for Custom Manufacturing.
Manufacturers are focused on successfully navigating continually changing conditions to serve customers while driving profitable growth. End-to-end supply chains are evolving, creating shifting demand patterns and customer order volatility.
Tariffs are reshaping global trade and supply chains, creating both uncertainty and opportunity. As trade policies evolve, manufacturers and supply chain leaders must understand the potential impacts on costs, sourcing strategies, and competitiveness while building resilient plans for future growth.
Manufacturing in the U.S. is gaining momentum, and businesses that aren’t prepared will struggle to keep up. According to Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., the resurgence will be fast and powerful, with companies that are ready to scale reaping the greatest benefits.
AI rules at one of the world's most influential and largest technology conferences, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year's event highlighted a diverse array of products designed to enhance efficiency, personalization and sustainability.
Lisa Anderson warns that the recent devastating fires in Los Angeles County will have far-reaching impacts on supply chains well beyond the immediate area. With over 100,000 people displaced and critical infrastructure, IT systems and power grids affected, businesses across industries must prepare for disruptions that could persist for months.
Every CFO seems to wonder why they spend millions on ERP upgrades yet critical decisions seem to boil down to spreadsheets.
As supply chains become more complex, organizations must move beyond resiliency and efficiency toward predictability, scalability, and customer value. In this ASCM San Fernando Valley presentation, Lisa Anderson discusses the risks and opportunities shaping the future of supply chains and shares strategies for building talent, leveraging technology, implementing SIOP, and positioning organizations for long-term success.
The threat of tariffs is already causing supply chain implications. There is a surge of chip demand post election. According to Trendforce, the chip supply chain is seeing a rush of orders.
Wishing family, friends, clients, and colleagues a Happy Thanksgiving!
