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Supply Chain Planning

Revving Up Sales & Maximizing Customer & Product Profitability with SIOP

As companies experience slowing backlogs, high interest rates, and inflationary spikes in costs over the last few years, revving up sales and keeping margins intact has become of paramount importance.

Sales Forecasting Case Study to Fuel Customer & Operational Success

Sales forecasting, also known as demand planning, is integral to achieving profitable growth. To ensure superior service and operational performance, visibility into customer and operational requirements is a must.

Planning Around Chokepoints

The Strait of Hormuz is a geopolitical chokepoint — and a critical reminder of why advanced supply chain planning is non-negotiable. In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson highlights the ripple effects that disruptions in this narrow strait can cause and how strategic planning, risk assessment and scenario modeling help companies stay ahead.

Why MRP Isn’t Fully Utilized in 80% of Companies; How the Best Differentiate

Why MRP Isn't Fully Utilized As we pay attention to trends across our clients and prospective clients, we are noticing a lack of understanding of why MRP (material requirements planning) isn't being fully utilized as depicted in our article "Case Study in Fueling Productivity, Profitability, & Performance with ERP [...]

LMA Introduces Services Framework to Help Manufacturers Clarify Supply Chain Priorities

Introducing a new services framework that helps manufacturers better understand and tackle the complexity of their supply chains.

Advanced Planning Strategies to Optimize Manufacturing Success

The world is VUCA-laden (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) and trending to greater volatility as risk heightens, supply chains unravel and short-term priorities remain intact.

4 Keys to VMI Success

VMI (vendor managed inventory) is the process where the supplier manages the customer's inventory so that the customer has the "right" item in the "right" place at the "right" time to ensure high service levels, efficient and productive operations, and the least amount of inventory tied up unnecessarily. The best VMI programs ensure that the end-to-end supply chain gains with both the supplier and the customer achieving improved results or benefits.

Capacity Planning Case Study to Secure Reliable Delivery Dates At Order Entry

One of the most common issues executives raise is the inability to secure reliable delivery dates upfront when communicating with customers and taking orders. Clearly, this bottleneck results in frustration and the potential for lost orders as customers demand reliable delivery dates, stable lead times, and expedited performance.

Demand Planning for Custom Manufacturing

How do you plan for demand when every order is custom? In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson sits down with Diane Garcia, LMA Senior Associate, to break down Demand Planning for Custom Manufacturing.

Demand and Capacity Planning Pivotal for Profitable Growth

Manufacturers are focused on successfully navigating continually changing conditions to serve customers while driving profitable growth. End-to-end supply chains are evolving, creating shifting demand patterns and customer order volatility.

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