Why Inventory Will Matter Again
PR Newswire: LMA Consulting Group’s Lisa Anderson Named to the University of LaVerne Board of College of Business and Public Management
Originally published on PR Newswire on January 11, 2017 Lisa Anderson MBA, CSCP, president of LMA Consulting Group has been named as a board member for the University of La Verne College of Business and Public Management (CBPM), which includes undergraduate programs in business, public administration, and health management [...]
Press Release: LMA Consulting Group’s Lisa Anderson Is a Panelist for Drucker Supply Chain Forum
Originally published on ExpertClick on March 24, 2017 Lisa Anderson MBA, CSCP, CLTD, known as The Manufacturing Business TransformerSM and president of LMA Consulting Group, to participate as a panelist at the Drucker Supply Chain Forum to be held on Monday, March 27, 2017 at The Peter F. Drucker [...]
Press Release: LMA Consulting Group and MCIE Innovations Award Chair Lisa Anderson Announces E=mc² Innovation Award Winners
Originally published on ExpertClick on April 1, 2017 Lisa Anderson MBA, CSCP, CLTD president of LMA Consulting Group and chair for the Manufacturers' Council of the Inland Empire (MCIE) Manufacturer's Summit E=mc² Innovation Awards, a special award ceremony celebrating innovative businesses and students solving challenges in today's manufacturing industry, [...]
Collaboration & Judgment Can Achieve Wonders
August 11, 2017 Earlier this week, I spoke to APICS Ventura County on the topic of SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning). It was a great conversation because it was really interactive with probing questions on not just the theory and concepts but how to "make it work" - [...]
People Remain “In”
If you want to achieve profitable business growth apply the people plus initiative equation and see how your bottom line transforms. No matter how many conversations go on about technology and the latest and greatest processes to drive results in manufacturing and distribution companies (including robots and automation taking [...]
The SIOP Conveyor Belt Analogy
The ongoing planning and adjustments integral to the SIOP is like a conveyor belt carrying along current data and processes until they become history. SIOP (Sales, inventory, & operations planning) is a methodology of sorts that aligns demand with supply – and, more importantly, the various functions of the [...]
SIOP/ Integrated Business Planning
Manufacturing and distributing product to meet customer demand can be like a puzzle unless you start using SIOP as a core process to run your business. SIOP (sales, inventory, & operations planning) taken to the best practice degree is often associated with integrated business planning. In some circles, they [...]