The U.S.–Mexico trade relationship is one of the most critical drivers of manufacturing supply chains today. With more than $800 billion in goods crossing the border annually, companies on both sides are rethinking their strategies for sourcing, production, logistics, and growth.
Software runs virtually every company, especially manufacturers—ERP, CRM, MES and much more. Mismanaged licenses can trigger surprise costs, and disruptions. In this session, Lisa Anderson talks with legal specialists in software licensing, about the practical moves leaders should make before, during and after contracting.
The mid-market is the engine of the economy and right now, that engine is running through uncertainty. In this Supply Chain Chat, Lisa Anderson talks with Keith Cerwinski from American Business Bank to break down the latest economic signals, lending patterns and strategic trends shaping the second half of 2025.
How do you plan for demand when every order is custom? In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson sits down with Diane Garcia, LMA Senior Associate, to break down Demand Planning for Custom Manufacturing.
Is China still a viable place for manufacturing and business? In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson sits down with John Tulac, International Business Attorney, to discuss the realities of doing business in China.
In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson talks about impacts from the lead up to the election and how the heightened risk levels in the supply chain will lead to a manufacturing renaissance. Manufacturers have been experiencing weaker sales backlogs with customers pushing out orders.
In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson talks about the state of business, the economy, and supply chain, what it means and how to take advantage of the opportunities that will come down the pike.She talks in detail about inflation, recession, the impacts of interest rates and the labor force and what the successful companies are doing differently to succeed.
In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson talks about impacts of supply chain disruptions and global unrest on inflation, recession, volatility, and opportunity. She uses the price of plastic as an example of the continuing impact from the Russia-Ukraine war and discusses China’s Zero-COVID policies impact on inflation and recession.
The world has all sorts of complications and challenges going on simultaneously: The Russia-Ukraine war is heating up, driving a severe energy shortage in Europe as Russia turned off the gas pipeline. The China-Taiwan tensions continue to gain steam with advanced computer chips at the crux of the conflict. The baby formula challenges carry on with flights [...]
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. [...]
