Using SIOP to Make Better Informed Sustainability Decisions
What Are Clients Experiencing in Today’s Business Environment?
Our clients continue to experience an unprecedented level of volatility and complexity. The common themes include: Continued supply chain disruptions: From computer chips to commodities to everyday components/ materials, clients continue to experience shortages and/or extended lead times. Continued challenges in finding people: Whether you are looking for a [...]
Applying Lessons Learned from Supply Chain Chaos to Thrive in 2022
Manufacturers and distributors struggled mightily with supply chain disruptions and escalating prices in 2021. The significant risks of the global supply chain were not only exposed but aggravated as clients experienced extended lead times, stock-outs, and increased levels of demand and supply volatility. Clients are increasingly wary of their [...]
QualityDigest: Manufacturing Expert Lisa Anderson Says Sustainability Integral With Smart Manufacturing
Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing Expert and President of LMA Consulting Considers Sustainability Integral with Smart Manufacturing
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – November 30, 2020 – Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., is seeing manufacturers embrace Smart Manufacturing with a sustainable approach. Not only are manufacturers embracing the use of AI and other technologies, but they are also [...]
Supply Chain Heroes: How CFOs Can Help Save the World
As Published in: Oracle/Modern Finance Early this year, the largest asset-management company in the world made a bold announcement: It would start redirecting investments away from fossil fuels because of climate change. In his annual letter to CEOs, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that “climate risk is investment risk,” and that risk [...]
Food & Beverage and Future Proofing Your Business
October 18, 2019 As I have been thinking about the food and beverage industry (and process manufacturing) and future proofing your business, I see several examples of proactive clients and colleagues future proofing their business. As this is my latest, hot-off-the-press LMA-i, LMA Intelligence topic, I thought we'd explore a [...]
The Global Logistics Landscape
January 29, 2019 In the past two weeks, I attended the CSCMP State of Logistics event, am preparing for the Future of Supply Chain & Logistics reception event as part of the leadership team and have debriefed with LMA Associate, Elizabeth Warren who attended the State of the L.A. [...]
What are Executives Looking for in Supply Chain Professionals?
What are executives looking for in supply chain professionals? That was the topic of the panel I participated on at the Drucker Supply Chain Forum with executives from the Walt Disney Company, Source Intelligence, Intelligent Audit and CSCMP. So, what is the consensus? Broad knowledge - Supply chains [...]