909.630.3943
FacebookTwitterLinkedIn

supply chain optimization

Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution

Lisa Anderson joined Food and Beverage Talk podcast to discuss supply chain challenges and opportunities in the food and beverage industry.

2024-03-29T23:32:06-07:00October 5, 2023|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , |
Read More

A Manufacturing Resurgence Is On Its Way

Manufacturing appears to be turning the corner. According to the ISM, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) recorded a contraction but at the slowest pace of the recent cycle. In fact, this is the third straight month of improvement.

2024-03-29T23:32:22-07:00October 4, 2023|Categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: , , , , , , , |
Read More

Medtech’s Supply Chain: From Disruption to Opportunity

Although the supply chain challenges have abated since the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions continue to persist and risks have increased. VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) has increased substantially in the world, negatively impacting the safety, security, and reliability of the supply chain.

2024-11-05T09:29:11-08:00September 27, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
Read More

A Resilient Supply Chain Built for Competitive Advantage

In an era defined by disruption, organizations must be able to respond quickly to changing business needs and customer demands. In the past few years alone, a trifecta of events—the pandemic, political turmoil, and natural disasters—have wreaked havoc on the supply and demand equation, challenging organizations to rethink their [...]

2024-03-29T23:33:59-07:00September 25, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: , , , |
Read More

Panama Canal Drought Accelerating Supply Chain Optimization

The Panama Canal has a 40% market share for containers moving goods from Northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast, and drought conditions are creating a new round of supply chain disruptions. There have been between 130 - 160 ships waiting, leading to supply chain delays.

2024-03-29T23:35:54-07:00August 28, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
Read More

Does Customer Service Matter: Uber vs Taxis?

Prior to Uber, a medallion (a transferable permit that allows a taxi driver to operate) cost $1 million dollars in New York city. It was a powerful permit with substantial value. After Uber started up, the low point for a medallion was around $25,000. That is a 40-fold reduction [...]

2024-06-06T08:36:13-07:00August 3, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
Read More

Optimizing Business Decision Tradeoffs with SIOP

Making the appropriate business decisions will make or break success. Executives get paid the big bucks to make these decisions. Unfortunately, one poor decision can outweigh thousands of good ones rapidly. SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), also known as S&OP, is a tool that will optimize these tradeoffs for effective decision making.

2025-03-17T20:54:34-07:00July 17, 2023|Categories: Best of Supply Chain, I've Been Thinking, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, SIOP / S&OP|Tags: , , , , |
Read More

A Potential UPS Strike, Supply Chain Impacts & Strategies

A UPS strike was averted on the last day of the quarter, but it still hangs in the balance as the two sides are not on the same page! The head of the union said an imminent strike was likely when a counterproposal fell flat. Now that a new counterproposal was submitted, the imminent strike was called off with a new date set within a week.

2024-03-29T23:39:32-07:00July 7, 2023|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: , , , , , |
Read More

SIOP / S&OP: Don’t Reshore; Move Manufacturing Forward

Globalization is not working. Geopolitics abound. For example, the war in Russia and Ukraine ravages on. There are concerns around the nuclear power plant in Ukraine, occupied by Russia. And that is aside from the impact on oil, food, commodities and much more. China continues to threaten Taiwan and has already changed Hong Kong. It is no longer the same for business. There are countless risks throughout the world.

2025-03-17T20:57:45-07:00July 5, 2023|Categories: Best of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring/ Regional Supply Chains, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
Read More

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Issues Supply Chain Special Report

CLAREMONT, Calif., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, known as the Strongest Link in Your Supply Chain® and President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., has published a Special Report - The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order. LMA [...]

2024-06-16T14:45:14-07:00May 9, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , |
Read More
Go to Top