The Backup to the Backup
Although we talk about the value of the backup to the backup all the time in supply chain circles, when the rubber meets the road with the costs of the backup, it can be seen as excessive.
Holiday Shipping Costs Rise as FedEx and UPS Extend Surcharge Windows
In an interview with PYMNTS, Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, discussed how surcharges, which are common during peak seasons or for special circumstances like oversized items, have become particularly significant this year.
How Is Demand Looking & the Critical Importance of Sales Forecasts
Industrial manufacturers are experiencing slumps across the board. The good news is that customers are not canceling orders; however, they are delaying BIG TIME.
Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, Disruptions & Risks: Proactive Plans GallerySupply Chain Vulnerabilities, Disruptions & Risks: Proactive Plans
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Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, Disruptions & Risks: Proactive Plans
There is a trifecta of supply chain vulnerabilities, disruptions, and risks creating volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in the business environment. From supply chain vulnerabilities like the ones exposed in the Middle East war to the heightened risks that emerged with Hurricane Helene [...]
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.
Shipping and Supply Chain Stability at a Turning Point
Supply chain is rife with disruptions, and it’s not going to change any time soon.
Hurricanes, Common Sense Strategies & Predictive Planning Strategies
Hurricane Milton has blown through Florida. In addition to continuing havoc since it occurred close behind Hurricane Helene, it has created further supply chain disruptions that will have ripples throughout the globe.
Hurricane Milton: How to Shore up Supply Chains – Lisa Anderson Quoted
All it takes is a month on the ropes to potentially crash your business, Lisa Anderson warns in this article for Inc.
Medical Supply Chain Optimization: The Solution to Non-Stop Disruptions
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) have plagued medtech’s supply chain since the pandemic. Drug shortages last year hit their highest levels in a decade, with 99% of hospital and health system pharmacists experiencing medicinal dearths, according to an American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) survey.
Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address
Disruptions ramp up! Unfortunately, there was a massive hurricane that wreaked havoc in several states including North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia etc. 130 people have died and many are unreachable. Towns are destroyed including one that has a special place in my history [...]