Quality Digest: Prioritizing to Optimize Supply Chain
Southern California CEO: Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing Expert and President of LMA Consulting Suggest Prioritization to Optimize Supply Chain
CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly: Manufacturing Expert Suggests Prioritization to Optimize Supply Chain
Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing Expert and President of LMA Consulting Suggests Prioritization to Optimize Supply Chain
Peak Season to a Peak Year – When Will Disruptions End?
We are in peak season in a peak year. Capacity is limited across the board. From a supply chain perspective, there is extremely limited availability of containers, chassis, port resources, trucks, warehouses, etc. From a manufacturing perspective, it isn't much better as materials, supplies, people and more are in [...]
Priorities, Priorities, Priorities
When teaching a CSCP class for a large Target distribution center recently, one of the managers asked me about what drives results across all clients. One of the great benefits of speaking and teaching is that attendees stimulate new ideas and/or insights. I gave him what popped to mind [...]
Which Business Best Practices Do Top Notch Trusted Advisors See?
Best business practices, this way.... In my ProVisors ODAM (Ontario-hosted Distributors and Manufacturers group – don’t you love the play on words?) meeting this month, we discussed business best practices we’ve seen with our manufacturing and distribution clients. It was a fascinating discussion as our group is diverse and [...]
IBM, MIT & Artificial Intelligence
IBM has said it plans to spend $240 million over the next 10 years to develop an artificial intelligence research lab with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anytime these two powerhouses collaborate and put their money where their mouth is, we should at least pay attention and consider the [...]
Why Persistence Matters
August 28, 2017 Lisa with Ellen Kane at the 2017 APICS West Coast Student Case Competition Typically when I talk about persistence, I refer to my Mom because she is very persistent, and I'm glad that wore off on me. However, this time, I am referring to one of [...]