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Stay informed with the latest news and insights from LMA Consulting Group. Explore company updates, press releases, media coverage, event highlights, and timely perspectives on the trends shaping manufacturing, supply chains, and operational performance. Whether announcing new initiatives, sharing industry recognition, or commenting on emerging market developments, this category keeps you connected to the latest thinking, achievements, and activities driving innovation and business success.

How Smart Manufacturers Are Navigating Interest Rate Hikes

Interest rates have increased by a historic amount within the last year. Increases of almost 5 points on such an aggressive timeline is already having a significant impact on manufacturers and distributor’s ability to fund and support their business growth.

2026-07-05T21:04:58-07:00June 8, 2023|Categories: In The News, Operational Performance, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Navigating the Business Storm: Stress-Test Now, Not Later

CLAREMONT, CA - Thursday, June 1, 2023: The recent banking crisis exposes the need for stress testing for other industries as well, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). It is time for organizations roll up their sleeves, conduct rigorous stress-tests, and prepare for all eventualities. [...]

2026-07-05T21:35:17-07:00June 1, 2023|Categories: Press Releases, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Issues Supply Chain Special Report

CLAREMONT, Calif., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, known as the Strongest Link in Your Supply Chain® and President of LMA Consulting Group Inc., has published a Special Report - The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order. LMA [...]

2026-07-05T21:51:03-07:00May 9, 2023|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Press Releases, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Healthcare Supply Chains

Healthcare supply chains continue to face unprecedented volatility. Learn how proactive risk management, supplier diversification, reshoring, and resilient supply chain strategies can help healthcare organizations and suppliers improve continuity, customer service, and long-term growth.

2026-07-18T21:38:37-07:00May 1, 2023|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Supply Chain Issues Critical to Address in Today’s Volatile Global Environment

CLAREMONT, Calif., April 11, 2023 /ExpertClick/ - Integrating supply chain technology, addressing supply chain talent scarcity, and unifying end-to-end port platforms are the biggest challenges for companies today, according to the Supply Chain Special Interest Group of The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). Successful companies are adapting by [...]

2026-07-05T22:12:38-07:00April 11, 2023|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Press Releases, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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It’s Not Whether to Integrate AI—But When, Where, and How

CLAREMONT, Calif., April 3, 2024/ExpertClick/—The key to positive artificial intelligence (AI) integration is to explore opportunities and understand where this technology can best be used, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). Organizations that start the process now will gain a clear advantage of scale, having [...]

2026-07-05T22:20:24-07:00April 4, 2023|Categories: Press Releases, Integration & Technology Strategy, Supply Chain Technology & Enablement|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Sees SIOP Process Critical to Tumultuous Times

Manufacturers can no longer rely on reactive decisions to navigate supply chain volatility. Lisa Anderson explains why SIOP provides the cross-functional process needed to optimize inventory, improve customer service, strengthen resilience, and drive profitable growth.

2026-07-18T22:59:32-07:00March 21, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain Planning, SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Interlinks: Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP)

In this episode, and the next, of Interlinks we talk to Lisa Anderson and Diane Garcia of LMA Consulting Group in Los Angeles, California who are co-authors of a new book titled SIOP – Creating Predictable Revenue and EBITDA Growth.

2026-06-07T01:07:39-07:00March 15, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Planning, SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Manufacturing Opportunities in e-Commerce

According to Insider Intelligence, the US B2B e-commerce sales will be over $2 trillion by 2024. Digital Commerce 360 said that manufacturers’ B2B e-commerce sales have been growing at an annual rate of 16% since 2016 which is almost 1.5 times faster than total manufacturing sales. The opportunity is [...]

2026-07-05T22:53:03-07:00March 10, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Technology & Enablement, Order Management & Commercial Integration|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Hot Topics in 2023 – Sustainability, Skills, and Automation

In this episode of Interlinks, I'm joined again by my colleagues from the supply chain special interest group of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting (SAC) to discuss some of the big issues facing businesses in 2023, namely sustainability, talent, and automation.

2026-07-18T23:05:38-07:00March 3, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Innovation & Digital Enablement|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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