Strikes and labor negotiations highlight need for resilient supply chains
Companies can mitigate the volatility caused by labor disputes by rethinking sourcing strategies, upgrading planning processes, and using advanced technology.
Shipping and Supply Chain Stability at a Turning Point
Supply chain is rife with disruptions, and it’s not going to change any time soon.
Hurricane Milton: How to Shore up Supply Chains – Lisa Anderson Quoted
All it takes is a month on the ropes to potentially crash your business, Lisa Anderson warns in this article for Inc.
Manufacturing and Assembly: Automate, Create Value and Deliver Bottom-Line Results
Given the uncertainty of the economy creating extreme push outs and pull ins with customer orders, only those companies that can successfully deal with uncertain and changing conditions can thrive. Companies that automate, create value and digitize will drive bottom-line results.
NTV News: Interview on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
Supply chain risk has become a permanent business challenge. In this NTV News interview, Lisa Anderson discusses how companies can strengthen resilience through supplier diversification, contingency planning, reshoring strategies, and SIOP to better anticipate and respond to disruption.
Medical Supply Chain Optimization: The Solution to Non-Stop Disruptions
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) have plagued medtech’s supply chain since the pandemic. Drug shortages last year hit their highest levels in a decade, with 99% of hospital and health system pharmacists experiencing medicinal dearths, according to an American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) survey.
Transportation: Disruption is the New Norm
Since the pandemic, the end-to-end supply chain has been in a constant state of disruption. Although it has calmed down since the height of the pandemic, disruption is simply the new norm. Since logistics is dependent on a system of systems, it is a sum of its parts, and [...]
How the Election Could Impact the Supply Chain
The economy is facing headwinds with high inflation, interest rates, and concerning employment numbers. The world is on high-risk alert with the Russia Ukraine war, and the Israel Hamas war, which has expanded to Hezbollah.
Preparing for Demand Shocks
How can manufacturers prepare for sudden demand surges and unexpected market shifts? In this From the Ground Up podcast discussion, Lisa Anderson shares strategies for building flexible, resilient supply chains that can respond quickly to demand shocks and support profitable growth.
Top Supply Chain Challenges and How to Address Them
Supply chain complexity continues to accelerate as organizations navigate geopolitical risk, talent shortages, technology disruption, and economic uncertainty. In this ASCM Orange County webinar, Lisa Anderson explores the top supply chain challenges facing manufacturers and distributors and outlines strategies to improve resiliency, predictability, profitability, and growth.