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Geopolitical & Regulatory Issues – The Path Forward in Supply Chain & Logistics
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Geopolitical & Regulatory Issues – The Path Forward in Supply Chain & Logistics

Distribution & Warehousing, E-Commerce & Logistics, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Sustainability & Impacts, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars

Geopolitical & Regulatory Issues – The Path Forward in Supply Chain & Logistics

The world of supply chain and logistics has been plagued with volatility, disruptions, and increased regulations. Several issues are converging simultaneously, creating a precarious path forward. In this webinar, we will talk about the current status of the supply chain and what the successful and unsuccessful paths forward will look like.

admin2024-03-29T23:44:13-07:00June 14, 2023|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, E-Commerce & Logistics, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Sustainability & Impacts, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars|Tags: business consulting, China Taiwan tensions, natural resources, nearshoring, regulatory requirements, reshoring, Russia Ukraine war, SIOP, supply chain consultant, VUCA|

The State of Business, Supply Chain and Opportunities
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The State of Business, Supply Chain and Opportunities

Business & the Economy, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Chats Videos, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

The State of Business, Supply Chain and Opportunities

In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson talks about the state of business, the economy, and supply chain, what it means and how to take advantage of the opportunities that will come down the pike.She talks in detail about inflation, recession, the impacts of interest rates and the labor force and what the successful companies are doing differently to succeed.

admin2024-06-08T16:17:30-07:00May 10, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Chats Videos, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: ERP, inflationary pressures, innovation, nearshoring, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, strategies to fight inflation, Supply Chain Chats|

The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available
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The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Business & the Economy, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available

Special Report: How Companies Should Reshape to Succeed in 2023 & Take Advantage of Huge Opportunities Coming Down the Pike

admin2024-06-08T16:18:47-07:00May 10, 2023|Categories: Business & the Economy, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business trends, cyber security, nearshoring, recession-proofing strategies, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, strategies to fight inflation, supply chain risk, VUCA|

Take Control of Your Manufacturing to Wrestle Volatility to the Ground
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Take Control of Your Manufacturing to Wrestle Volatility to the Ground

Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Take Control of Your Manufacturing to Wrestle Volatility to the Ground

What is clear is that VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) is continuing in the forefront and will continue to be our "new normal". As I recently debated with the Wall Street Journal, we are in an era of non-stop disruptions. Look no further than the escalating war of Russia [...]

admin2023-10-03T21:40:23-07:00February 24, 2023|Categories: Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: 3D printing / additive manufacturing, backup sources of supply, friendshoring, nearshoring, regional supply chains, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain consultant, supply chain optimization, talent supply chain management, technology, volatility, VUCA|

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

In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement

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.

admin2024-01-17T16:49:42-08:00February 15, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics, Transportation & Goods Movement|Tags: Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine, friendly shoring, innovation, nearshoring, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain optimization, supply chain resiliency|

Chinese Spy Balloon & Much More Traversing the U.S.
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Chinese Spy Balloon & Much More Traversing the U.S.

Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Chinese Spy Balloon & Much More Traversing the U.S.

As has been all over the news, the Chinese sent a spy balloon which floated across the U.S. for about a week. According to US senior military officials, it is confirmed that the balloon is tied to a major surveillance program run by China's military. It has politicians and citizens up-in-arms about the potential impacts, and it bolsters concerns about China.

admin2024-06-08T16:33:33-07:00February 10, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: backup sources of supply, global supply chain, nearshoring, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain partners, supply chain risk|

Status of Healthcare Supply Chains
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Status of Healthcare Supply Chains

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

Status of Healthcare Supply Chains

Since I was preparing for a meeting related to healthcare supply chains, I dug deep into the topic and thought it would be valuable to share the findings. In reviewing baby Tylenol /Motrin to adult diapers to medtech and pharmaceticals, supply chain disruptions have eased in some areas but [...]

admin2024-06-08T16:38:41-07:00January 24, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: friendly shoring, healthcare, labor shortages, nearshoring, regional supply chains, reshoring, supply chain disruptions|

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

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

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

Companies must develop proactive and clear strategies that help them stay ahead of the ever-changing disruptions within the supply chain.

admin2024-06-08T16:42:24-07:00January 23, 2023|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine, customer and product profitability, nearshoring, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, strategy, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, technology|

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

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

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.

admin2024-06-08T17:14:28-07:00December 30, 2022|Categories: In The News, In the News Highlights, Interviews, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts|Tags: Bloomberg, friendshoring, JIT, just-in-time, nearshoring, reshoring, supply chain disruptions, supply chain shortages|

Supply Chain: An update on supply chain challenges, opportunities
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Supply Chain: An update on supply chain challenges, opportunities

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

Supply Chain: An update on supply chain challenges, opportunities

Snarled supply chains throughout 2021 had industry hoping 2022 would be smoother, yet analysts said it would last into 2023 or longer. Lisa Anderson offers her insights about how 2023 is looking.

admin2024-06-08T17:17:30-07:00December 7, 2022|Categories: In The News, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars|Tags: nearshoring, reshoring, supply chain challenges, supply chain disruptions, supply chain opportunities|