Supply Chain Predictions And Outlook For 2025 – Lisa Anderson Comments
Lisa Anderson shares her thoughts on the outlook for supply chains in 2025.
So After Investing $1 Million+ in Systems, Why Are We Making Important Decisions from Spreadsheets? GallerySo After Investing $1 Million+ in Systems, Why Are We Making Important Decisions from Spreadsheets?
Better Use of ERP / Systems, Capacity & Labor Planning, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, ERP & Technology, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning
So After Investing $1 Million+ in Systems, Why Are We Making Important Decisions from Spreadsheets?
Every CFO seems to wonder why they spend millions on ERP upgrades yet critical decisions seem to boil down to spreadsheets.
Using SIOP to Drive Revenue, Margin & Working Capital Predictability & Improvement
As revenues remain volatile, disruptions plague supply chains, and interest rates remain high, executives' ability to build revenue, margin and working capital predictability and improvement takes on an elevated importance.
Could Strategic Inventory & Proactive Planning Save Your Supply Chain?
Disruptions abound no matter the supply chain. Aerospace has been particularly hard hit. Boeing's issues have plagued them the entire year.
Lisa Anderson Publishes Mid-Year Special Report
Download Lisa's mid-year special report, FutureScape: Crafting Tomorrow's Supply Chain Today.
Inventory Optimization In Full Focus in the Turbulent Economy
If you follow the stock market, you might think the economy is strong. As consumers, we are frustrated with the price of everyday supplies such as food, gas, and housing.
Managing Inventory and Cost to Navigate Economic Turbulence
The world faces economic headwinds. According to the Economist, Europe’s economy only grew at 4% this decade as compared with 8% of the United States and is struggling with a triple shock of the energy crisis, surging Chinese imports, and the threat of tariffs from the United States.
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.
What’s Up in the Economy, Business, Manufacturing & Supply Chain?
It is a whirlwind and confusing. Here is a quote that sums it up perfectly: From a salesperson at a client recapping the conversations at a recent industry conference - Everyone is skeptical, but we are all seeing orders and backlog remain pretty robust.
SIOP / S&OP: Balance Customer Orders, Inventory, & Profitability
If you want to serve your key customers successfully (with high on-time-in-full (OTIF), short lead times, and proactive service) so that you can take advantage of the opportunities coming down the pike while addressing the hard realities of the current business environment (potential recessions, high interest rates, and less access to capital), you MUST balance sales, operations and inventory.