CLAREMONT, Calif., Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Lisa Anderson MBA, CSCP, president of LMA Consulting Group, will participate in the strategic U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics summit that gathers information, data and insights on the U.S., supply chain from experts in material handling and logistics, equipment and software suppliers, academia, associations and government. Anderson, a sought after speaker on supply chain, customer service, skills gap, ERP, SIOP, and the Amazon Effect and its impact on business operations of manufacturers and distributors, will be asked to address new issues like cybersecurity as well as explore the core competencies companies will have to develop over the next decade to grow jobs, increase America’s global competitiveness and advance our country’s standard of living.
“The first Roadmap was called by some ‘the most important document to be published by the industry in more than 20 years,'” recalls Gary Forger, who spearheaded the original effort to develop the document. “It established a baseline of key disruptors faced by supply chain practitioners today and in the approaching decade. While it was comprehensive for the time, the staggering rate of change in the field during the recent past has prompted us to begin work on the second edition.”
Anderson is board approved in supply chain strategy, an advisory board member for the Advanced Supply Chain Certification program, and was named a top 100 supply chain blogger on SupplyChainOpz. Recognized as the 16th most influential person in supply chain management and sustainability by technology leader SAP’s “Top 46 Resource and Optimizations Influencers (Plus a Few Others),” she has conducted primary research on customer service expectations, skills gaps and how Amazon is impacting businesses.
“I’m honored to be selected to participate in this high-quality group of supply chain professionals to provide expertise and collaborate on supply chain management trends, disruptors and opportunities,” explains LMA Consulting President Lisa Anderson. “By identifying the most important disruptors, manufacturing and distribution executives can think ahead to avoid serious pitfalls and to prepare for long-term, sustainable success. Knowledge is power – if executives understand what’s most likely to occur 10 years into the future, they can set the appropriate strategy and prepare their people, processes and protocols to delight the customer and maximize profit.”
Upon completion of four regional summits, the gathered information will be used as the basis for the writing of the second edition of the Roadmap. The report will be released during MHI’s ProMat tradeshow and exposition, held April 3-6, 2017 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
Celebrating its eleventh year, LMA Consulting Group helps growing companies elevate overall business performance while creating a customer service edge. Anderson, also known as The Manufacturing ConnectorSM, is currently working on a book entitled “The Amazon Effect” detailing a business roadmap to thriving in an ultra-competitive marketplace. She actively posts educational blogs three times weekly and has two newsletters, Profit through PeopleSM and “I’ve Been Thinking.” For information about Lisa Anderson, go to https://www.lma-consultinggroup.com.
About LMA Consulting Group – Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP
Ranked Number 16 in SAP‘s Supply Chain Influencers and recognized as one of the top 1% of consultants worldwide, Lisa Anderson has deep experience helping manufacturers and distributors maximize value.
Lisa is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., a consulting firm that helps manufacturing and distribution organizations elevate business performance and maximize value. She is the author of the forthcoming book The Amazon Effect.
If it relates to improving the performance of a manufacturer, Lisa has done it. Her expertise encompasses the full scope of end-to-end supply chain business processes – from your suppliers’ suppliers through your manufacturing operations to your customers’ customers. Her unique talent resides in accompanying these processes with the appropriate organizational development, systems and financial expertise to help clients consistently deliver bold customer promises and substantial company profits.
Prior to founding LMA Consulting Group Inc., Lisa was the Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain of PaperPak, Inc. Her twelve-year tenure included transitions and promotions through the company transformation from a $100 million family-owned business, through a merger and acquisition of three businesses into one $350 million global company, followed by a management leveraged buyout in combination with an investment banking group.
In demand as a speaker for conferences such as the Global Supply Chain & Logistics Summit and the APICS International Conference, Lisa has been quoted and featured in a variety of online and print publications, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and tED magazine.
Originally published on PR Newswire on October 5, 2016