Do You Have a Resilient Supply Chain?
There is extreme volatility in today’s end-to-end supply chain. To be successful, you need a resilient supply chain. Are you keeping up with all the changes?
Logistics Newsmaker Q&A with Lisa Anderson
Earlier this year, LMA released a report, “Manufacturing & Supply Chain in the New Normal”, that includes insight from a number of industry experts and executives on current trends in logistics and supply chain management.
Is Your Business Model Old?
Amazon and Whole Foods It seems like Amazon is in the news on a daily basis lately. Their purchase of Whole Foods is shaking the entire grocery industry. How can an already slim-margin industry respond FASTER and less expensively to customer needs and preferences (think organic) whenever and wherever [...]
ExpertClick: LMA Consulting Group’s Lisa Anderson Presents “The Increased Need for More Control, Speed and Profit
Originally published on ExpertClick on October 27, 2016 Lisa Anderson MBA, CSCP, president of LMA Consulting Group and a sought after manufacturing, distribution and supply chain consultant, speaker and writer who works with manufacturers and distributors in aerospace, building products and food is presenting "The Increased Need for More [...]
Knee Deep in Options: Insourcing vs Outsourcing
Seventy percent of manufacturing and distribution executives think near-sourcing strategies will increase in the next five years, according to LMA Consulting Group’s proprietary research study on outsourcing, insourcing and near-sourcing. This is a reversal of prior trends towards outsourcing. In our experience with clients across all sectors and sizes [...]
Time or Money – Which Gets the Priority?
In today's Amazon-impacted world, we believe in instantaneous delivery. It has become an expectation. Even my mom who orders on Amazon by calling me believes a two-day delivery is a bit long. After all, she might not realize she needs something until the last minute. Thus, which is more [...]
The Increased Need for MORE Control, Speed and Profit: How to Thrive in This Environment
Published on Nov. 4, 2016 Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. manufacturing and supply chain expert talks about the new normal.
Lisa Anderson Presents “The Increased Need for More Control, Speed and Profit”
Join LMA Consulting Group President, Lisa Anderson, as she hosts an interactive discussion on how supply chain leaders can make their businesses thrive when they’re up against shorter lead times, increasing risks and labor rates. Lisa Anderson MBA, CSCP, president of LMA Consulting Group and a sought-after manufacturing, distribution and supply chain consultant, [...]
The Elements of Project Success: A Case Study
The common factors leading to a project’s success include leadership, support, and management. Clear your team’s path with sufficient attention to these areas for the results you want. Published in "Project Times" website, April 12, 2016 Click here for original article. After leading hundreds of projects and participating with [...]
The Importance of Controlled Speed
June 22, 2016 Last week I was in New Zealand, and I went on a wild ride on the Dart River (see below). We went at 100 kph with just 4 inches of water. It was a thrilling ride with amazing scenery in the background, and it got me [...]