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Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution
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Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution

Distribution & Warehousing, In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Pitfalls and Solutions: Common Supply Chain Issues in Manufacturing and Distribution

Lisa Anderson joined Food and Beverage Talk podcast to discuss supply chain challenges and opportunities in the food and beverage industry.

admin2024-03-29T23:32:06-07:00October 5, 2023|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: distribution, Food & Beverage, manufacturing, supply chain, supply chain challenges, supply chain opportunities, supply chain optimization, supply chain trends|

A Manufacturing Resurgence Is On Its Way
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A Manufacturing Resurgence Is On Its Way

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing

A Manufacturing Resurgence Is On Its Way

Manufacturing appears to be turning the corner. According to the ISM, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) recorded a contraction but at the slowest pace of the recent cycle. In fact, this is the third straight month of improvement.

admin2024-03-29T23:32:22-07:00October 4, 2023|Categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: digitized supply chain, manufacturing, manufacturing resurgence, nearshoring, reshoring, supply chain, supply chain optimization, technology|

Integrated Hybrid Work Creates Positive Results for Employers
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Integrated Hybrid Work Creates Positive Results for Employers

Press Releases, Talent & Leadership, Talent / Skills Gap

Integrated Hybrid Work Creates Positive Results for Employers

Hybrid is here to stay, as it's common sense," points out Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc and manufacturing expert known as the Strongest Link in Your Supply Chain®.

admin2024-06-16T14:31:31-07:00October 1, 2023|Categories: Press Releases, Talent & Leadership, Talent / Skills Gap|Tags: leadership, manufacturing, SAC, supply chain, talent, workforce of the future|

Sustainability Gains but the Technology Isn’t Always Ready
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Sustainability Gains but the Technology Isn’t Always Ready

E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Sustainability & Impacts

Sustainability Gains but the Technology Isn’t Always Ready

Sustainability remains in the news; however, the technology doesn't always keep up. For example, Lego has abandoned its most high-profile effort to ditch oil-based plastics from its bricks after finding that its new material led to higher carbon emissions, according to the Financial Times.

admin2024-05-15T10:48:35-07:00September 28, 2023|Categories: E-Commerce & Logistics, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Sustainability & Impacts|Tags: logistics, manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability, triple bottom line|

Medtech’s Supply Chain: From Disruption to Opportunity
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Medtech’s Supply Chain: From Disruption to Opportunity

In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Medtech’s Supply Chain: From Disruption to Opportunity

Although the supply chain challenges have abated since the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions continue to persist and risks have increased. VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) has increased substantially in the world, negatively impacting the safety, security, and reliability of the supply chain.

admin2024-06-08T15:46:12-07:00September 27, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: backup sources of supply, geopolitical risk, healthcare, labor shortages, manufacturing, medtech, reshoring, securing supply chains, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk|

The Future of the Supply Chain – Thriving into 2024
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The Future of the Supply Chain – Thriving into 2024

In The News, Interviews, Media, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars

The Future of the Supply Chain – Thriving into 2024

A lack of visibility, labor shortages, and surging shipping costs make navigating the supply chain feel impossible.

admin2024-06-08T15:50:59-07:00September 22, 2023|Categories: In The News, Interviews, Media, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars|Tags: ERP, future of supply chain, manufacturing, supply chain, technology|

UAW Strike & Impacts on the Supply Chain
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UAW Strike & Impacts on the Supply Chain

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

UAW Strike & Impacts on the Supply Chain

There has been a run of strikes or threats of strikes lately with the latest UAW strike impacting the Big 3 automobile manufacturers. If it lasts longer than a few days, there will undoubtedly be a huge impact on the end-to-end supply chain as well as the economy.

admin2024-06-08T15:53:30-07:00September 20, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: backup sources of supply, empowerment, engagement, labor shortages, manufacturing, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain partners, supply chain risk|

The Importance of Supply Chain Partner Relationships
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The Importance of Supply Chain Partner Relationships

Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts

The Importance of Supply Chain Partner Relationships

The awareness of the importance of international supply chains has grown in recent years, not just among the business fraternity, but more widely in the media, among politicians and ordinary citizens as well.

admin2024-06-08T11:36:02-07:00September 19, 2023|Categories: Global Supply Chain Consultant Series, Podcasts, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts|Tags: business consulting, global supply chain, Interlinks podcast, logistics, manufacturing, supplier management, supply chain, supply chain consultant, supply chain partners|

Better Utilize Your ERP System (3 Strategies for CEOs)
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Better Utilize Your ERP System (3 Strategies for CEOs)

Better Use of ERP / Systems, ERP & Technology

Better Utilize Your ERP System (3 Strategies for CEOs)

Executives are struggling to keep up with inflationary raw material prices, elevated customer requirements, margin pressures, and the lack of people to fulfill key roles. Thus, they are looking to their ERP system and related supply chain technologies for answers.

admin2024-05-28T16:43:40-07:00August 14, 2023|Categories: Better Use of ERP / Systems, ERP & Technology|Tags: better use of ERP, cost reduction, customer and product profitability, manufacturing, operational performance, Production scheduling|

Leap Forward and Leverage ERP & Supply Chain Technologies
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Leap Forward and Leverage ERP & Supply Chain Technologies

Better Use of ERP / Systems, ERP & Technology, Supply Chain Technologies

Leap Forward and Leverage ERP & Supply Chain Technologies

ERP and related technologies should only be a priority if you want to grow and succeed for decades to come. If not, it will be the same as if you said you wanted to stick with the horse and buggy instead of leaping into a Ford.

admin2024-05-29T09:46:24-07:00July 7, 2023|Categories: Better Use of ERP / Systems, ERP & Technology, Supply Chain Technologies|Tags: artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, better use of ERP, business intelligence, ERP, ERP assessment, inventory levels, manufacturing, predictive analytics, process improvement, robots, supply chain, technology|