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What’s Happening in Supply Chain Today?
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What’s Happening in Supply Chain Today?

In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts

What’s Happening in Supply Chain Today?

In today’s environment, understanding your supply chain is critical to the success of your business. Join us as we chat with Lisa Anderson, President of LMA Consulting Group, about what’s going on in the supply chain, technology trends, and why it’s important to have standards.

admin2024-06-08T15:30:28-07:00October 19, 2023|Categories: In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts|Tags: future of supply chain, supply chain|

Inflation & Disruption Increasing Again
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Inflation & Disruption Increasing Again

Business & the Economy, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Inflation & Disruption Increasing Again

Inflation and disruption are increasing again. Wholesale inflation as measured by the producer price index increased by .5% since last month which was more than expected. Core inflation (excluding food and energy) went up by .3% which was also more than expected.

admin2024-06-08T15:37:33-07:00October 17, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: inflationary pressures, manufacturing, S&OP, SIOP, strategies to fight inflation, supply chain consultant, supply chain disruptions, supply chain risk|

Effective Backlog Management to Rapidly Improve Service
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Effective Backlog Management to Rapidly Improve Service

Demand Planning, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Planning

Effective Backlog Management to Rapidly Improve Service

Customer service has suffered in the last few years. Yet providing a superior customer experience is paramount to success especially during these turbulent times of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA).

admin2024-06-06T08:32:56-07:00October 11, 2023|Categories: Demand Planning, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: customer experience, customer service, demand planning, manufacturing, order fulfillment, OTIF, planning, sales strategies, supply chain, VUCA|

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

SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

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.

admin2024-06-05T19:39:17-07:00October 10, 2023|Categories: SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|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|

Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution
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Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution

Distribution & Warehousing, In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution

Lisa Anderson joined Food and Beverage Talk podcast to discuss supply chain challenges and opportunities in the food and beverage industry.

admin2024-03-29T23:32:06-07:00October 5, 2023|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: distribution, Food & Beverage, manufacturing, supply chain, supply chain challenges, supply chain opportunities, supply chain optimization, supply chain trends|

Sustainability Gains but the Technology Isn’t Always Ready
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Sustainability Gains but the Technology Isn’t Always Ready

E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Sustainability & Impacts

Sustainability Gains but the Technology Isn’t Always Ready

Sustainability remains in the news; however, the technology doesn't always keep up. For example, Lego has abandoned its most high-profile effort to ditch oil-based plastics from its bricks after finding that its new material led to higher carbon emissions, according to the Financial Times.

admin2024-05-15T10:48:35-07:00September 28, 2023|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Sustainability & Impacts|Tags: logistics, manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability, triple bottom line|

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 (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

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.

admin2024-06-08T15:46:12-07:00September 27, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: backup sources of supply, geopolitical risk, healthcare, labor shortages, manufacturing, medtech, reshoring, securing supply chains, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk|

A Resilient Supply Chain Built for Competitive Advantage
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A Resilient Supply Chain Built for Competitive Advantage

In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

A Resilient Supply Chain Built for Competitive Advantage

In an era defined by disruption, organizations must be able to respond quickly to changing business needs and customer demands. In the past few years alone, a trifecta of events—the pandemic, political turmoil, and natural disasters—have wreaked havoc on the supply and demand equation, challenging organizations to rethink their [...]

admin2024-03-29T23:33:59-07:00September 25, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: Harvard Business Review, supply chain, supply chain optimization, supply chain resiliency|

The Future of the Supply Chain – Thriving into 2024
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The Future of the Supply Chain – Thriving into 2024

In The News, Interviews, Media, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars

The Future of the Supply Chain – Thriving into 2024

A lack of visibility, labor shortages, and surging shipping costs make navigating the supply chain feel impossible.

admin2024-06-08T15:50:59-07:00September 22, 2023|Categories: In The News, Interviews, Media, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars|Tags: ERP, future of supply chain, manufacturing, supply chain, technology|

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

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

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.

admin2024-06-08T15:53:30-07:00September 20, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: backup sources of supply, empowerment, engagement, labor shortages, manufacturing, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain partners, supply chain risk|