Global volatility and supply chain disruptions are reinforcing the need for greater control over manufacturing. Learn how reshoring, nearshoring, strategic capacity and stronger supply networks can improve resilience and position companies for future opportunities.
Global logistics continues to evolve as e-commerce, shifting customer expectations and supply chain disruptions reshape the movement of goods. Explore the trends in global trade, fulfillment, technology, resilience and visibility that will shape future supply chain success.
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. [...]
A tentative agreement may have averted a nationwide rail strike, but supply chain disruptions remain a significant concern. Lisa Anderson discusses why ongoing labor, geopolitical and economic pressures will continue to challenge supply chains.
A potential nationwide rail strike highlights the continued fragility of the supply chain. Lisa Anderson discusses why labor challenges, geopolitical pressures and ongoing disruptions will continue to create supply chain risk.
Cross-organizational alignment is essential to supply chain success. Lisa Anderson explains how SIOP brings sales, operations, finance and other functions together to improve communication, data-driven decision-making, customer service and profitable growth.
In thinking about our LMA blog, I finally found time to revamp the categories so that it is easier for folks to find articles on topics of interest. It isn't really something I could outsource since there were too many considerations and scenarios to explain. I got on a [...]
Manufacturers utilize less than 20% of the full functionality of their ERP systems. But the key question is, why does it matter? In today’s inflationary and supply chain disrupted business environment, manufacturers need to automate and digitize to ‘do more with less’ and thrive during these volatile times. One important way to achieve this goal is to further leverage your ERP system where it will make a difference.
NewsNation WGN interviewed Lisa Anderson about the supply chain issues that have plagued the west coast ports and that are now showing up as backups on the east and gulf coasts as well. We discussed why this is happening and what can be done.
Conversation with my colleagues from the Society for the Advancement of Consulting’s Supply Chain Special Interest Group, Lisa Anderson from Los Angeles, California and Antonio Zrilic from Zagreb, Croatia discussing inflation busting strategies that companies can adopt to ameliorate the effects of rising inflation.
