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Supply Chains are on the Move
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Supply Chains are on the Move

SIOP - S&OP, SIOP Planning & Execution, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chains are on the Move

Global supply chains are on the move. Executives have been hit with the harsh reality that the risk (supply chain, geopolitical, cyber, IP, etc.) is far higher than they realized when they outsourced with an eye to cost.

admin2024-03-29T23:31:49-07:00October 10, 2023|Categories: SIOP - S&OP, SIOP Planning & Execution, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization|Tags: backup sources of supply, geopolitical risk, innovation, IT roadmap, manufacturing, nearshoring, reshoring, S&OP, securing supply chains, SIOP, Skills Gap, supply chain, supply chain chokepoints, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, talent, technology, VUCA|

Medtech’s Supply Chain: From Disruption to Opportunity
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Medtech’s Supply Chain: From Disruption to Opportunity

In The News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management

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.

admin2024-03-29T23:33:44-07:00September 27, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management|Tags: backup sources of supply, geopolitical risk, labor shortages, manufacturing, medtech, reshoring, securing supply chains, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk|

UAW Strike & Impacts on the Supply Chain
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UAW Strike & Impacts on the Supply Chain

Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Management

UAW Strike & Impacts on the Supply Chain

There has been a run of strikes or threats of strikes lately with the latest UAW strike impacting the Big 3 automobile manufacturers. If it lasts longer than a few days, there will undoubtedly be a huge impact on the end-to-end supply chain as well as the economy.

admin2024-03-29T23:34:41-07:00September 20, 2023|Categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Management|Tags: backup sources of supply, empowerment, engagement, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain partners, supply chain risk|

Prepared Manufacturers Will Thrive as Supply Chain Risks Abound
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Prepared Manufacturers Will Thrive as Supply Chain Risks Abound

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Prepared Manufacturers Will Thrive as Supply Chain Risks Abound

Executives are tired after surviving the pandemic, navigating supply chain disruptions, handling soaring inflation, and dealing with one challenge after another. However, it is not time to rest as supply chain risks abound.

admin2024-03-29T23:35:39-07:00September 6, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain|Tags: Brushware Magazine, preparation, securing supply chains, supply chain, supply chain risk, VUCA|

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Advises Business Leaders to Keep a Pulse on Current Events
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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Advises Business Leaders to Keep a Pulse on Current Events

Business & the Economy, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Press Releases, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Advises Business Leaders to Keep a Pulse on Current Events

The critical importance for owners and business leaders to understand how current events can significantly impact their supply chains. LMA Consulting Group works with manufacturers and distributors on strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation to maximize the customer experience and enable profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth.

admin2024-01-16T21:22:32-08:00August 31, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Press Releases, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: logistics, Panama Canal, securing supply chains, supply chain, supply chain disruptions, supply chain management, supply chain risk|

Panama Canal Drought Accelerating Supply Chain Optimization
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Panama Canal Drought Accelerating Supply Chain Optimization

Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

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.

admin2024-03-29T23:35:54-07:00August 28, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: backup sources of supply, inventory levels, logistics, nearshoring, Panama Canal, reshoring, supply chain assessment, supply chain chokepoints, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk|

Supply Chain Risks Explode
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Supply Chain Risks Explode

Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing

Supply Chain Risks Explode

Supply chain risks are exploding. Just look at the news, and you'll see a potential UPS strike, a Canadian port strike, potential hurricanes (Hawaii, Florida), China stirring up potential conflict with China, the Crimean bridge attack, and much more.

admin2024-03-29T23:38:25-07:00July 25, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: backup sources of supply, cyber security, preparation, securing supply chains, strikes, supply chain assessment, supply chain consultant, supply chain partners, supply chain risk|

Supply Chains, Energy Transition and Geopolitical Fragmentation
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Supply Chains, Energy Transition and Geopolitical Fragmentation

Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Videos & Podcasts

Supply Chains, Energy Transition and Geopolitical Fragmentation

In this episode of Interlinks I am joined again by my colleagues from the supply chain special interest group of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting to discuss the issues of energy security and geopolitical change and how they are influencing the thinking of business strategists and decision makers as the look to design and configure the supply chains of the future.

admin2024-04-09T15:13:18-07:00June 26, 2023|Categories: Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Videos & Podcasts|Tags: geopolitical risk, global supply chain, Interlinks podcast, manufacturing, natural resources, supply chain, supply chain risk|

Geopolitical, Energy, Regulations, Rare Earths & the Supply Chain
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Geopolitical, Energy, Regulations, Rare Earths & the Supply Chain

Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Panels, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Videos & Podcasts

Geopolitical, Energy, Regulations, Rare Earths & the Supply Chain

The world of supply chain and logistics has been plagued with volatility, disruptions, geopolitical issues, concerns about energy availability and transition, and increased regulations.

admin2024-03-29T23:42:58-07:00June 20, 2023|Categories: Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Panels, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Videos & Podcasts|Tags: business consulting, energy policy, geopolitical risk, global supply chain, natural resources, renewable energy, supply chain, supply chain consultant, supply chain risk|

Geopolitics, Natural Resources & Impacts to the Supply Chain
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Geopolitics, Natural Resources & Impacts to the Supply Chain

Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Geopolitics, Natural Resources & Impacts to the Supply Chain

There are mountains of geopolitical threats going on with significant impact on the supply chain. Most, if not all of these also relate to natural resources.

admin2024-03-29T23:43:24-07:00June 19, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: backup sources of supply, business process, China's water crisis, friendshoring, geopolitical risk, natural resources, nearshoring, reshoring, S&OP, securing supply chains, SIOP, supply chain assessment, supply chain risk|