Articles by Lisa Anderson

Manufacturers should work to reduce materials, energy consumption, and inefficiencies to improve their carbon footprint and achieve the triple bottom line.

Improving packaging efficiency can produce dramatic results, including savings in materials, labor, and freight.

The use of technology and automation will be of paramount importance to not just supplement the labor force, but also to meet ever increasing customer requirements and provide visibility across the end-to-end supply chain.

As companies are searching for ways to successfully navigate these turbulent times, the best ones are achieving a win-win focus on the customer and costs.

Innovative organizations are partnering with their end-to-end supply chain to create sustainable supply chains.

Innovation, growth, and success seem to go hand in hand; the most innovative clients have the highest levels of growth, profitability, employee engagement, and success.

Although the visible bottlenecks in the healthcare supply chains are getting calmer, volatility will remain high.

Although current transportation woes will eventually come to an end, new disruptions will arise, and companies must use a proactive approach to navigate future supply chain issues. 

It is no longer sufficient to successfully navigate supply chain disruptions. Only the resilient and strong will survive, whereas the proactive will thrive.

If companies can minimize packaging without affecting product quality, they can directly influence the bottom line by reducing materials and waste while increasing efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability.