Short term vs the long term: Navigating Turbulent Times
As businesses struggle in this new era of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity), the divide between short term and long term seems to increase.
As businesses struggle in this new era of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity), the divide between short term and long term seems to increase.
In a business environment marked by inflation, rising interest rates, and economic uncertainty, inventory decisions have never carried more weight. The challenge is no longer simply managing inventory—it is right-sizing it to align with demand, service expectations, and financial goals.
Capacity planning is critical in complex and volatile environments. Lisa Anderson joined supply chain leaders to discuss how aligning people, equipment, suppliers and logistics capacity with demand can improve predictability, customer service and operational performance.
In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson talks about impacts of inflation and supply chain disruption in the global supply chain. She uses fertilizer as an example and talks through how inflation and supply chain disruptions are interrelated and walks through the increase in the price of oil and gas to China’s decision to stop exporting to the Russia-Ukraine war and the potential rail strike. [...]
Cross-organizational alignment is essential to supply chain success. Lisa Anderson explains how SIOP brings sales, operations, finance and other functions together to improve communication, data-driven decision-making, customer service and profitable growth.
Lisa Anderson, manufacturing and supply chain expert and president of LMA Consulting Group comments that supply chains are becoming more sophisticated and are ever changing.
In this episode of Interlinks, we’re going to check in on some of the major global regions, namely Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, to see what is going on and what is topical in supply chain in summer 2022.
Supply chain visibility is essential to improving planning, resilience and customer service. Lisa Anderson explains how manufacturers can use visibility and the SIOP process to better align supply and demand, strengthen decision-making, and improve profitability.
Supply Chain Series - Lisa Anderson Supply Chain Expert Series featuring Lisa Anderson - Founder and President, LMA Consulting Group, shares her insights on what is impacting supply chains today and how supply chain leaders can future-proof their supply chains.
The statistics have been staggering. Supply chain disruptions have cost companies an average of $182 million in lost revenue, according to an Interos Supply Chain report. Additionally, there are many unhappy customers in the wake of these disruptions. The bottom line is that the global supply chain [...]