Company News 30 Nov Early and Honest. Click to keep reading… Posted at 20:15h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share We do not end up with our best business relationships by accident. There may have been a serendipitous meeting, but the ongoing push and pull required of making, buying, and selling becomes smooth when all parties are putting in equal efforts and communicating. Nearly every interaction... read more 16 Nov Inflation’s Pesky Cousin. Click to keep reading… Posted at 15:59h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share Consumers are familiar with inflation, and may also have experienced shrinkflation, where the price of a good or service remains the same, but the amount that you get decreases. Now there’s another “flation” in town, skimpflation. In broad terms, skimpflation is the experience of getting... read more 04 Nov It’s not just TP. Click to keep reading… Posted at 12:58h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share Consumers have grown accustomed to shortages in the grocery store, but hurricanes, frosts, lightning strikes and the lingering effects from the pandemic have conspired to disrupt production of the plastic pellets that go into a myriad of products. The price of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that is... read more 04 Nov Supplier Relationship Management. Click to keep reading… Posted at 12:54h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share 2021 has been a difficult year for the supply chain: long lead times, short supply and increased pricing has been at the forefront. Most supply chain personnel are fighting daily battles with suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers to get products in the door to keep their... read more 29 Sep The Working (post-COVID) World. Click to keep reading… Posted at 19:28h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share Have you seen this TED interview with Simon Sinek? Chris Anderson poses some thought provoking questions to Sinek like - what lessons do we take from this past year? How should we lead? How should we talk to each other? How should we even relate... read more 29 Sep Shipping Crunch Continues. Click to keep reading… Posted at 19:27h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share Many retailers are scrambling to bring in goods prior to the holiday shopping season creating severe port congestion and contributing to the already very lengthy shipping delays. The harbor in Southern California is experiencing a record high number of ships waiting to unload cargo. Port... read more 29 Sep CMMC Update. Click to keep reading… Posted at 19:25h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share Since the writing of my first article on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) over a year ago, the program continues to gain momentum, although somewhat slower than initially anticipated. COVID-19 has caused delays in the accreditation of certified 3rd Party Assessment organizations, and government agency... read more 08 Sep Shipping costs in 2022. Click to keep reading… Posted at 18:18h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share The surge in shipping costs will level off this year, and gradually decrease in 2022. Those with contracts will probably renew at higher rates while contact rates catch up with spot rates. Truck flatbed rates will contract more quickly than dry van or refrigerated rates.... read more 08 Sep Change is Good! Click to keep reading… Posted at 18:15h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 1 Like Share Hello and thanks to everyone in the Lupton Associates sphere, both internally and externally, for making me feel so welcome over my initial eight months with the firm. Having enjoyed a fruitful career as a manufacturer's rep in the electronic component world since 1992, I always... read more 02 Sep Spotlight on EMP: Manufacturing with intent. Click to keep reading Posted at 13:58h in News by Lucinda Steinhauser 0 Comments 0 Likes Share Electro-Mechanical Products, Inc. (EMP) is a leading manufacturer of precision machined components, thermal management solutions, and mechanical and electrical sub assemblies used by technology-driven industries worldwide. For more than 40 years, EMP has provided innovative manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, medical, laser, aerospace, commercial... read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Copyright © 2018 Lupton Associates