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Bloomberg: Supply Chain Confusion Remains
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Bloomberg: Supply Chain Confusion Remains

In The News, In the News Highlights, Interviews, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption

Bloomberg: Supply Chain Confusion Remains

Lisa Anderson, LMA Consulting President and Founder, feels there is still a great deal of confusion global supply chains. Anderson joined "Bloomberg Markets" with Caroline Hyde and Paul Sweeney on Friday morning.

admin2023-05-11T21:43:18+00:00December 30, 2022|Categories: In The News, In the News Highlights, Interviews, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption|Tags: China, chip shortages, disruption, friendlyshoring, inflation, inflationary, inventory, just in case, just-in-time, labor supply, nearshore, onshore, ports, recessionary, reshore, shortages, supply chain confusion, system of systems, tail, warehouses|

Why People Matter
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Why People Matter

I've Been Thinking, Leadership & Skills Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

Why People Matter

Most clients do not have as much talent as they need (at least in key roles or sites). Similar to inventory, many clients might have talent but do not have the type of talent in the right place (or available) at the right time. Classic challenges!

admin2023-01-04T18:02:42+00:00December 15, 2022|Categories: I've Been Thinking, Leadership & Skills Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain|Tags: consultants, demand plan, develop and utilize talent, friendly shore, growth potential, growth targets, lead times, nearshore, peak season, prioritized customers, product mix, reshore, right place, right time, talent, talent retention|

Supply Chain: An update on supply chain challenges, opportunities
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Supply Chain: An update on supply chain challenges, opportunities

In The News, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption, Trends/ Future Proofing, Videos, Webinars

Supply Chain: An update on supply chain challenges, opportunities

Snarled supply chains throughout 2021 had industry hoping 2022 would be smoother, yet analysts said it would last into 2023 or longer. Lisa Anderson offers her insights about how 2023 is looking.

admin2023-03-09T21:24:41+00:00December 7, 2022|Categories: In The News, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption, Trends/ Future Proofing, Videos, Webinars|Tags: advanced computer chips, critical data, customer challenges, customers, cyber attacks, data integrity, distributor, friendly shore, ideal customer needs, invested costs, manufacturer, nearshore, ongoing costs, port bottleneck, reshore, retain employees, serve customers, supplier, supply chain partners, system of systems, talent, technology, update supply chain, warehouses|

Are You Rethinking Your Supply Chain Strategy?
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Are You Rethinking Your Supply Chain Strategy?

Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing

Are You Rethinking Your Supply Chain Strategy?

Should you be rethinking your supply chain strategy? Absolutely! There is so much volatility going on in the world that you must reevaluate your supply chain.

admin2022-11-29T03:50:07+00:00November 11, 2022|Categories: Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: backup sources, big data, business intelligence, friendly shore, innovate, inventory strategy, nearshore, network organization, reshore, SIOP, supplier base|

The MacGyver Approach: Leveraging Your Underutilized ERP Asset
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The MacGyver Approach: Leveraging Your Underutilized ERP Asset

ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)

The MacGyver Approach: Leveraging Your Underutilized ERP Asset

Can You More Fully Utilize Your ERP System? Undoubtedly, yes. ERP has always been a core specialty of LMA Consulting, and we have worked with every single client on selecting, utilizing, and upgrading ERP capabilities. In our experience, 100% of clients can more fully utilize their ERP system. Why [...]

admin2022-11-09T01:28:42+00:00October 26, 2022|Categories: ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)|Tags: ambiguity, Austin Region Manufacturing Assoc, capabilities, China, complexity, disruption, ERP, manufacturing capacity, nearshore, reshore, supply chain, uncertainty, volatility|

Taking Control: Reshoring, Nearshoring, Friendly Shoring & Manufacturing Expansion
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Taking Control: Reshoring, Nearshoring, Friendly Shoring & Manufacturing Expansion

Global, Import & Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption, Talent / Skills Gap

Taking Control: Reshoring, Nearshoring, Friendly Shoring & Manufacturing Expansion

The Global State of Affairs The bottom line: It is a mess! What is going on? Unfortunately, there is a lot of volatility, and it will not smooth out anytime soon. For example: Russia/ Ukraine war: The Russia/ Ukraine war rages on and shows signs of escalation. There are [...]

admin2022-11-09T01:40:15+00:00October 26, 2022|Categories: Global, Import & Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Disruption, Talent / Skills Gap|Tags: CaliforniaEnergyGRid, China, commodities, computer chips, critical commodities, essential industries, GlobalStateofAffairs, great resignation, hurricane Ian, leadership, manufacturing, mentoring, natural disaster, nearshore, performance management, rail & port strike, regulatory requirements, reshore, Russia/Ukraine, shortages, supply chain, Taiwan, talent, volatility, war on energy|

Q&A: Why Implement S&OP / SIOP?
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Q&A: Why Implement S&OP / SIOP?

SIOP / S&OP

Q&A: Why Implement S&OP / SIOP?

Are you concerned about inflationary pressures? Implementing a SIOP process will provide quick access to changing sales volumes and prices as well as manufacturing and supply chain requirements and costs so that you can make directionally correct informed decisions to mitigate inflationary pressures. For example, you could buy ahead [...]

admin2022-09-05T00:20:34+00:00April 8, 2022|Categories: SIOP / S&OP|Tags: cost reduction, customers, forecast, in source, inflation, inventory, nearshore, on-time-in-full, operations, outsource, reshore, revenue, S&OP, Sales, SIOP, staffing|

Growth Igniters Radio: Leading the Decision to Bring Your Supply Chain Closer to Home
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Growth Igniters Radio: Leading the Decision to Bring Your Supply Chain Closer to Home

In The News, Interviews, Manufacturing, Podcasts, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain

Growth Igniters Radio: Leading the Decision to Bring Your Supply Chain Closer to Home

Lisa Anderson, founder and president of LMA Consulting Group Inc. discusses leading the decisions to realign your supply chain to elevate the customer experience.

admin2022-09-10T05:19:32+00:00December 13, 2021|Categories: In The News, Interviews, Manufacturing, Podcasts, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain|Tags: customers, innovation, logistics, manufacturing, near-shore, podcast, production, profitable, re-shore, reshore, supply chain, technology|

Thriving Post-Pandemic: Turning Data Into Insights
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Thriving Post-Pandemic: Turning Data Into Insights

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation

Thriving Post-Pandemic: Turning Data Into Insights

The pandemic has spurred on the need to work smarter, not harder. In our Brushware article, the Digital Transformation Fueled with Business Intelligence, we talk about the critical importance of making meaningful decisions with data. As discussed in the SIOP client success story, data was a key driver of SIOP results. The key was in understanding data, the sources of data, cleansing data [...]

admin2022-09-12T19:43:18+00:00November 8, 2021|Categories: Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, ERP, Technologies, Digitization & Automation|Tags: BI, business intelligence, customer, data, data analysis, insights, post-pandemic, process, reshore, SIOP, strategic, supply chain, the bottom line|