Lisa Anderson calls on manufacturers, distributors and supply chain leaders to take immediate action to restructure their supply chains as geopolitical tensions, tariff threats and global risks escalate.
Companies can mitigate the volatility caused by labor disputes by rethinking sourcing strategies, upgrading planning processes, and using advanced technology.
Download Lisa's mid-year special report, FutureScape: Crafting Tomorrow's Supply Chain Today.
During a discussion with manufacturing and supply chain professionals at the Association of Supply Chain Management chapter of Orange County, California, we reviewed the top supply chain challenges impacting clients and colleagues around the world.
According to the ISM, "The Manufacturing PMI", a measure of manufacturing activity, registered at 48.5% in June, which is a decline from 48.7% in May.
In attending the Southern California E-Commerce & Logistics Summit, it is clear that focusing on global logistics as a system of systems is paramount (special shout out to Fran Inman for the use of her phrase). Not one link in the supply chain can succeed on its own.
This is how companies deal with the Red Sea crisis: planes, storage, and closest suppliers.
The White House has launched a cabinet-level supply chain council as the criticality of the topic rises to the top.
Lisa Anderson of LMA Consulting Group was quoted in a Harvard Business Review report about supply chain volatility and uncertainty that are part of the new normal.
Lisa Anderson of LMA Consulting Group was quoted in the Snowflake blog about how data is critical to healthcare - especially in times of supply chain vulnerability as a result of natural and man-made disasters.
