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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.
2024-03-29T23:37:15-07:00August 14, 2023|Categories: ERP & Related Technologies, ERP & Technology|Tags: , , , , , |
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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.
2024-03-29T23:39:56-07:00July 7, 2023|Categories: ERP & Related Technologies, ERP & Technology, Supply Chain Technologies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Using Capacity Planning to Increase Revenue & Profitability

Manufacturing is on a downward trend after eight months of PMI (purchasing manager's index) below 50. It dropped to 46 in June. China's manufacturing also shrank for a third month in a row to a PMI of 49. Yet manufacturers backlogs remain relatively robust in many industries, leading executives perplexed on what to do about capacity shortfalls.
2024-03-29T23:40:25-07:00July 6, 2023|Categories: Capacity Planning, Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , |
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How to Hire a Supply Chain Consultant: A Comprehensive Guide for CEOs & Executives

Unlocking Success: A Comprehensive Guide for CEOs and Executives on Hiring a Supply Chain Consultant. Discover the key steps, expert insights, and crucial considerations to navigate the complex process of selecting and engaging the best supply chain consultant for your business. Gain a competitive edge, optimize efficiency, and drive growth with this indispensable resource.
2024-03-29T23:41:44-07:00June 30, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Manufacturing Matters: 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.
2024-03-29T23:42:01-07:00June 29, 2023|Categories: Podcasts, Supply Chain|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Lisa Anderson, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expert Sees Growth Opportunities for Manufacturers Willing to Take Risks

Lisa Anderson predicts that the next few years will separate the market leaders from all others. LMA Consulting Group works with manufacturers and distributors on strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation to maximize the customer experience and enable profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth.
2023-09-29T17:49:31-07:00June 29, 2023|Categories: Manufacturing, Press Releases|Tags: , , |
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China’s Water Crisis Impact on Manufacturing & Supply Chain

According to an article in Foreign Affairs, the per capita available water supply around the Northern China Plain (253 cubic meters) is nearly 50% below the UN definition of acute water supply.
2024-03-29T23:45:29-07:00June 7, 2023|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, I've Been Thinking, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Strategies for Using Metaverse in the Supply Chain

In manufacturing and supply chain, AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality) and digital twins (digital representation of an intended or real-world physical product, system or process) are a few exciting opportunities with a multitude of uses.
2023-09-17T02:06:14-07:00May 22, 2023|Categories: ERP & Technology, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Technologies|Tags: , , , |
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Strategies for AI in Manufacturing & Supply Chain

What is All the Hoopla Over ChatGPT? If you haven't been living under a rock, you've heard about ChatGPT and other AI (artificial intelligence) competitors such as Google's Bard and Elon Musk's AI platform. Everyone has gotten into the conversation, from marketing professionals to tech experts to people like [...]

2023-09-19T19:44:59-07:00May 1, 2023|Categories: ERP & Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Technologies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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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.
2023-09-19T16:44:26-07:00May 1, 2023|Categories: Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, SIOP - S&OP, SIOP Execution - S&OE, SIOP Planning & Execution, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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