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Explore media coverage featuring Lisa Anderson and LMA Consulting Group’s insights on manufacturing, supply chain, and operational performance. Read expert commentary, interviews, and industry perspectives published by leading business and trade publications, where Lisa shares practical strategies for navigating today’s most pressing supply chain, operations, and leadership challenges. Stay informed on emerging trends, market developments, and the issues shaping the future of manufacturing and global supply chains.

Holiday Shipping Costs Rise as FedEx and UPS Extend Surcharge Windows

In an interview with PYMNTS, Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, discussed how surcharges, which are common during peak seasons or for special circumstances like oversized items, have become particularly significant this year.

2026-06-28T10:51:10-07:00December 4, 2024|Categories: In The News, Trade Policy & Global Flows, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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How a Resilient Supply Chain Reduces Cyberattack Risk

With cyberattacks and security threats on the rise, it’s more important than ever for manufacturers and supply chain leaders to address vulnerabilities in their supply chains to reduce their risk of disruption

2026-06-27T13:05:50-07:00November 21, 2024|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, Disruptions & Risks: Proactive Plans

There is a trifecta of supply chain vulnerabilities, disruptions, and risks creating volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in the business environment. From supply chain vulnerabilities like the ones exposed in the Middle East war to the heightened risks that emerged with Hurricane Helene [...]

2026-06-27T13:08:37-07:00November 5, 2024|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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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.

2026-07-06T21:13:50-07:00November 1, 2024|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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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.

2026-06-28T11:12:20-07:00October 22, 2024|Categories: In The News, Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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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.

2026-06-28T11:15:05-07:00October 10, 2024|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , |
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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.

2026-06-27T22:41:21-07:00October 9, 2024|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Technology & Enablement, Execution & Fulfillment Systems|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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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.

2026-06-28T11:18:18-07:00October 7, 2024|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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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.

2026-06-28T11:21:38-07:00October 4, 2024|Categories: In The News, Operational Performance, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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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 [...]

2026-06-28T12:20:09-07:00September 6, 2024|Categories: In The News, Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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