Should I Upgrade Now or Later?
Decide between ERP upgrade or MRP rollout to optimize supply chain efficiency and meet customer needs.
Top Trending Client Request: Reduce Inventory
ore than 50% of client requests in the last several months have related to inventory. In fact, it seems to be a trending hot topic! In today's era of the Amazon Effect where customers expect more and have ZERO patience to wait yet we are in a volatile environment with tariffs and concerns about space, costs and more, more inventory is needed to grow the business yet businesses cannot afford it.
The Amazon Effect Won’t Die!
If you cannot provide rapid, customized service with easy returns and 'extra value', you will be left in the dust. The needs aren't going away. If anything, Amazon continues to raise the bar.
Hurricane Dorian & Your Supply Chain
Hurricane Dorian is certainly taking over the news as it threatens devastation. Mitigate Hurricane Dorian's impact with a resilient supply chain strategy. Ensure business continuity and agility.
How to Recession-Proof Your Business: Plan Now to Survive and Thrive in a Downturn
Businesses can survive and thrive in a recession if they retool their operations well in advance of the economic downturn.
Thriving in a World of Rising Customer Expectations: Q&A with Lisa Anderson
According to a recent project44 report, 94% of business purchasers surveyed expect the same level of customer satisfaction from a business transaction as they do when making a personal purchase. These expectations revolve around “low-cost, fast and highly transparent delivery of goods.”
How to Keep Your Team Engaged
Every client is concerned about how to engage the team. Some executives are thinking about how to ‘keep good people’, others are thinking about how to enable ‘smart people to share what they know’, and still others know they need engagement to ensure customers are happy and bottom line business results occur.
Summer Days and Back to School
Have you thought about "slowing down to speed up"? how do we become more resilient while facing more disruption?
Manufacturing Summit Recap: Innovation & Top Talent
My videos from the Manufacturing Summit, had key themes along with insight into the exciting opportunities for the Inland Empire and advanced manufacturing and how it all tied in with LMA Consulting's "2019 Predictions from Manufacturing & Logistics Executives" document.
Which State Has the Most Manufacturing? The Answer Might Surprise You…
Which state is #1 in terms of having the most manufacturing headquarters?