5 Ways to Improve Processes
Stay focused on continual improvement of your processes to keep your business at the forefront of your industry. Focus on the best practices in common across improvement programs and utilize the five keys to success.
What We’ve Learned Over 20 Years
We have noticed that clients that think long-term are far more successful than those that respond to events as they occur. Companies that think long-term surpass the rest as they are ready for changing conditions and leverage opportunities for success.
Proactive Strategies for Medtech Supply Chains
Companies are pursuing a global reconfiguration and reallocation of resources and upgrades to secure their medtech supply chains.
Creating Scalability for Supply Chain Success
Like almost every manufacturing sector, the building and construction products industry generally worked through their backlog, focused on margins, and experienced an overall drop in customer demand last year, yet expect a positive year ahead.
Tariffs in the Garment Industry: Key Takeaways
Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting, participated in a panel discussion on the garment industry to discuss the current status, expected tariffs, implications, and strategies for success.
The Value of Manufacturing Connector® in Supply Chain Success
From the inception of our supply chain consulting firm, relationships, partnerships, connections, and collaborations have been of paramount importance. Not only have these Manufacturing Connector® attributes been key to the growth of LMA Consulting, but also, more importantly, to the growth and success of our manufacturing clients.
Why MRP Isn’t Fully Utilized in 80% of Companies; How the Best Differentiate
Why MRP Isn't Fully Utilized As we pay attention to trends across our clients and prospective clients, we are noticing a lack of understanding of why MRP (material requirements planning) isn't being fully utilized as depicted in our article "Case Study in Fueling Productivity, Profitability, & Performance with ERP [...]
Who Can Really Move Manufacturing to the US?
Moving manufacturing to the U.S. is no simple task. Capital, labor, and automation determine who can succeed—and who gets left behind.
Advanced Planning Strategies to Optimize Manufacturing Success
The world is VUCA-laden (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) and trending to greater volatility as risk heightens, supply chains unravel and short-term priorities remain intact.
Supply Chain Trends & Takeaways
Over the last two weeks, we participated in three supply chain summits, conferences and/or annual meetings (with a west coast bent), and so we thought we'd pass on the key highlights and action items most relevant to our clients and colleagues.