Art of Supply

Now that we know who will be moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on January 20th, 2025, we can start building supply chain strategies to align with President Elect Donald Trump's policy positions. Listen to the Art of Supply episode about Trump's supply chain, trade, energy, environmental, cost control, and corporate tax rate positions here: https://lnkd.in/ehTfh37d 🇺🇸 Catch the entire 4-part Presidential Election special series here: https://lnkd.in/eD2wDmXz #supplychain #policy #Election2024 Art of Procurement Buyers Meeting Point

The United States Postal Service occupies a middle space between the worlds of public service and private industry. As a result, transformation is a massive challenge - even when successfully driving financial and operational change is a matter of long-term survival. In this episode of the Art of Supply podcast, Kelly Barner covers the current status of Delivering for America, the USPS’s 10-year transformational plan, and the details that may make or break it. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/g6nAGX8v #artofsupply #supplychain #transformation

If you ask 100 people what business strategy is, you will probably get 105 answers because 5 of the people have more than one idea. In this edition of the Art of Supply newsletter, Kelly Barner had the opportunity to interview Ashley Hubka, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Walmart Business. Ashley's background is in consulting and strategy - and she has a degree in Philosophy from Harvard University to boot. Read or listen to learn how strategic thinking shapes Ashley's work as well as what B2B trends she is watching over the next 12 to 24 months. https://lnkd.in/e7GWCiht #supplychain #walmartbusiness #retail

Walmart Business is fostering a cycle of continuous improvement from consumer to business and back to consumer. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/g_NgvuKF Listen to the most recent episode of Art of Supply to hear Kelly Barner and Ashley Hubka from #WalmartBusiness discuss the strategy and purpose behind Walmart's push into the institutional space. Art of Procurement Buyers Meeting Point #supplychain #retail #experience

Most procurement professionals are tired of explaining why the corporate buying experience isn’t more like shopping online from home. Walmart took that conversation in the other direction, starting with their consumer capabilities and expanding into the institutional buying space. In this week’s episode of Art of Supply, Kelly Barner interviews Ashley Hubka, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Walmart Business. They discuss why Walmart decided to offer a distinct experience for organizational and commercial customers and what she sees as the top areas of strategic B2B focus for the next 12-24 months. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/g_NgvuKF #artofsupply #supplychain #spendmanagement #inventorymanagement

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Most companies are obsessed with moving their supply chains out of China - whether it is for regulatory, risk, or human rights-related reasons. 🔶 https://lnkd.in/e6DM-sBx That obsession is so strong, that in some cases, they are willing to embrace an “ABC strategy” - anywhere but China. In Art of Supply interview, host Kelly Barner speaks with Samir N. Kapadia, managing principal at Vogel Group, a lobbying and trade organization based in Washington, D.C., about why India is well positioned as a viable supply chain alternative to China. India Index #supplychain #China #India Buyers Meeting Point Art of Procurement

With one week to go, the candidates for President of the United States are locked in a tight race. Either could pull out a win, and we may not know right away who has come out on top. https://lnkd.in/eXtzTX2u Understanding in advance which policies - supply chain, trade, tariffs, China, energy, the environment, etc. - will affect your company and suppliers the most will give you time to put new plans and strategies in place. In this edition of the Art of Supply newsletter, Kelly Barner compares the policy positions of the major party candidates as a way of summarizing the 4-part Presidential Special Election series. #procurement #supplychain #policy

Register for Mastermind LIVE 2024 on Oct 30th at 10am ET to prepare for a brave new world of procurement and supply chain. ⭐ https://lnkd.in/ev2ZqCQ3 The 6 live, virtual sessions will feature speakers prepared to face today's challenges head on and then look past them into the future: - Samir Khushalani, McKinsey & Company - Pierre Laprée, SpendHQ - Lorelei Clark, Petco - Kyle Rosenthal, Hearst - Shachi Rai Gupta, ORO Labs - Andrew Shigo, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. - Aaron Addicoat, AlixPartners - Constantine Limberakis, Liberis Consulting LLC #procurement #supplychain #mastermind

Whether they remain in the headlines or not, global supply chains are still decidedly on the front lines... #supplychain #redsea #oceanfreight