Supply Chain Insights & Company News

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.

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Publishes Book on SIOP Process
Gallery
Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Publishes Book on SIOP Process

Supply Chain Planning, SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Press Releases

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Publishes Book on SIOP Process

Manufacturing expert Lisa Anderson's new book explains how SIOP helps organizations align demand and supply, improve customer service, optimize inventory, and drive predictable revenue, profitability, and long-term growth.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-18T23:09:12-07:00February 16, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain Planning, SIOP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Press Releases|Tags: Customer service, Inventory optimization, Inventory reduction, Operational excellence, Predictability, Profitability, S&OP, Scalability, SIOP, Supply chain planning, Supply chain visibility, Working capital|

Dealing with Rising Inflation and Interest Rates
Gallery
Dealing with Rising Inflation and Interest Rates

In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Dealing with Rising Inflation and Interest Rates

Listen to find out how some of the top supply chain consultants around the world are working with their clients to help them deal with rising inflation and interest rates.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-05T23:09:11-07:00February 16, 2023|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: Global trade, GSCTT, Inflation, Interlinks, Performance & Risk, Podcast, Predictability, Profitability, Resiliency, Risk Management, Supply chain disruptions, Supply chain planning|

Proactive Approach to Navigating Transportation Woes
Gallery
Proactive Approach to Navigating Transportation Woes

In The News, Regionalization, Reshoring & Network Strategy, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

Proactive Approach to Navigating Transportation Woes

Transportation has been in chaos since the pandemic. It started with logjams at the ports that persisted for multiple years, continued with atypical events such as the ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal and truckers blocking the border of US and Canada, and continues to rage on with labor shortages across the board in rail, trucking, and all transportation sectors.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-19T10:13:16-07:00February 15, 2023|Categories: In The News, Regionalization, Reshoring & Network Strategy, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: ASI, Nearshoring, Network optimization, Performance & Risk, Reshoring, Resiliency, S&OP, SIOP, Strategic sourcing, Supply chain disruptions, Supply chain planning, Supply continuity|

Hiring Talent in Uncertain Times Requires Innovative Thinking
Gallery
Hiring Talent in Uncertain Times Requires Innovative Thinking

Press Releases, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent

Hiring Talent in Uncertain Times Requires Innovative Thinking

CLAREMONT, Calif., February 1, 2023/ExpertClick/—Uncertain times and tight labor markets pushing companies to use innovative hiring approaches, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). The standard ways of hiring talent are no longer viable, so winning companies are getting creative about how they find the talent [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-07-05T23:27:25-07:00February 2, 2023|Categories: Press Releases, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: Change management, Customer service, Innovation, Leadership, Organizational alignment, Performance & Risk, SAC, Scalability, Talent development, Workforce planning|

Forging a Crisis-Proof Supply Chain: The Rise of a More Innovative, More Resilient Industry
Gallery
Forging a Crisis-Proof Supply Chain: The Rise of a More Innovative, More Resilient Industry

In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Forging a Crisis-Proof Supply Chain: The Rise of a More Innovative, More Resilient Industry

Despite all of our hopes for a post-COVID future, in 2022, the world did not return to normal. New disruptions slowed the recovery significantly and inflation created new complications. According to a 2022 report from Interos, supply chain interruptions have cost companies an average of $182 million in lost revenue this year.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-05T23:30:00-07:00February 1, 2023|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: Global trade, Innovation, Performance & Risk, Resiliency, Risk Management, Supply chain disruptions, Supply chain planning, Sustainability|

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Says Supply Chains Will NEVER Be Normal
Gallery
Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Says Supply Chains Will NEVER Be Normal

Press Releases, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & SIOP Expert and President of LMA Consulting Says Supply Chains Will NEVER Be Normal

The Wall Street Journal recently issued an article about how supply chains upended by COVID are back to normal. “There is no such thing as normal, despite the fact that supply chains are looking at COVID in the rearview mirror. While suppliers may be more consistent at the moment, customer expectations have changed.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-05T23:33:16-07:00January 31, 2023|Categories: Press Releases, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: Customer service, ERP, Global trade, Performance & Risk, Predictability, Resiliency, Risk Management, S&OP, SIOP, Supply chain disruptions, Supply chain planning|

Proactive Strategies to Get Ahead of the Non-Stop Supply Chain Disruptions
Gallery
Proactive Strategies to Get Ahead of the Non-Stop Supply Chain Disruptions

In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Proactive Strategies to Get Ahead of the Non-Stop Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply chain disruptions continue to shift, requiring proactive strategies to improve resilience, strengthen SIOP, diversify sourcing, and stay ahead of changing risks.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-19T10:33:51-07:00January 23, 2023|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: ASI, ERP, Nearshoring, Reshoring, Resiliency, Risk Management, S&OP, SIOP, Strategic sourcing, Supply chain disruptions, Supply chain planning, Supply continuity|

Supply Chain Disruption Has Become an Excuse: Only the Proactive Will Thrive in 2024
Gallery
Supply Chain Disruption Has Become an Excuse: Only the Proactive Will Thrive in 2024

In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Supply Chain Disruption Has Become an Excuse: Only the Proactive Will Thrive in 2024

Supply chain has become an excuse. Although there has certainly been a slew of supply chain challenges that carry on with baby formula shortages, rail backlogs, computer chip issues, hurricane induced delays, fertilizer scarcity, and China’s zero-COVID policy delays, supply chain should no longer be the excuse. Only the [...]

Lisa Anderson2026-07-10T22:07:38-07:00January 5, 2023|Categories: In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: AI, Brushware Magazine, Geopolitical risk, Nearshoring, Network optimization, Resiliency, S&OP, SIOP, Strategic sourcing, Supply chain disruptions, Supply chain planning, Supply continuity|

Bloomberg: Supply Chain Confusion Remains
Gallery
Bloomberg: Supply Chain Confusion Remains

In The News, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Bloomberg: Supply Chain Confusion Remains

Lisa Anderson, LMA Consulting President and Founder, feels there is still a great deal of confusion global supply chains. Anderson joined "Bloomberg Markets" with Caroline Hyde and Paul Sweeney on Friday morning.