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Art of Supply
Art of Supply, hosted by Kelly Barner, draws inspiration from news headlines and expert interviews to bring you insightful coverage of today's complex supply chains.
Episodes
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Supply Chain Cyber Attack: Expeditors and iRobot
Cyber attacks have been on the rise since 2020, occurring with increasing frequency and having a more detrimental impact to the companies affected. Cyber risk…
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Bed Bath & Beyond's Decline from from Superstore to No-more
Bed Bath & Beyond was founded in New Jersey in 1971. Popular for its effective use of the 'superstore' concept, packed stores, and 20% off coupons, the chain…
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Negotiating The Big One: UPS and the Teamsters Labor Union
The labor contract between UPS and the Teamsters union is the largest private collective bargaining agreement in North America - and it expires on July 31…
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The Power and Danger of Asking Good Questions
In the 5th century BC, Socrates was teaching the Athenian people to think for themselves. He taught by asking questions: What is truth? How do you know? Is the…
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Loss Aversion Theory and the Collapse of SVB
On March 10th, there was a run on Silicon Valley Bank. Days of concerning news and regulatory filings from the bank caused depositors to panic and withdraw…
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Case Dismissed: Spencer Patton Prevails Over FedEx
In August of 2022, the relationship between FedEx Ground and their network of delivery contractors looked like it was about to implode. Led by major contractor…
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Data and Derailment in East Palestine, OH
On February 3rd 2023, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. 38 cars derailed, 11 of which contained hazardous materials, and 5 of those…
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The Next Phase of Dial P for Procurement Begins
Nothing that is simple is real, and nothing that is real is simple. Procurement and supply chain professionals excel at solving problems like supply…
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Real World Advice from a Life Well-Lived
We all have advice from a trusted source that we carry with us everywhere and always. For Dial P host Kelly Barner, much of that advice came from her dad. In…
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2022 Procurement & Supply Chain News in Review
2022 was a wild year… The speed and complexity of the world seem to keep increasing. The news stories that made headlines this year seemed to defy prediction…
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Speculating About the Future of Taiwan
The world is so complicated today… we could play the 'what if' game all day long. • What if the railroad workers push back? • What if retailers can't shed all…
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Winter is Coming: Trouble in the Energy Supply Chain
Energy costs are surging, partially because of a lack of supply and partially about the constraints placed on the movement of existing supplies. The…
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Tracking Recent Layoffs: It's Getting Bad Out There
Last week's business news was all Twitter all the time. With Elon Musk as the new owner of the company, and the company losing $4 Million per day, something…
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NATO Discovers a Classic Strategic Sourcing Dilemma
NATO was formed in 1949, in the aftermath of World War II, to ensure peace in Europe. Under article 5 of the treaty, an attack on one member nation is…
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The Downside of Supplier Diversity at McDonald's
There's a reason that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and there are many examples of this principle playing out in business today. Many of them…
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Can the EU Function as a Single Market in an Emergency?
On September 19th, 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a new Single Market Emergency Instrument. The instrument, which is effectively a…
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The Rise and Fall of Apple Procurement VP Tony Blevins
Procurement never makes the news, but when we do, we don't hold anything back. Case in point: a viral video featuring (former) Apple Vice President of…
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Tentatively Making the Trains Run on Time
Global supply chains are decidedly intermodal, and rail plays a much larger role than many people may realize. The potential for a rail workers' strike…
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FedEx Ground's Contractor Woes
FedEx has been in the news a lot lately, and for all the wrong reasons. They are facing a challenge from many of the 6,000 contractors that handle their FedEx…
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Banned Books Week 2022: Fighting for Intellectual Freedom
Banned Books Week is an annual effort to call attention to censorship and intellectual freedom. This year it runs from September 18th through the 24th. While…
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Taking a Thoughtful Approach to Relentless Improvement Featuring Tom Burke with ButcherBox
Although the most memorable shortage of 2020 was toilet paper, there was a span of time in the spring and early summer when the food supply chain was under…
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Intent v. Effect of Uyghur Forced Labor Regulation
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which took effect on June 21, 2022, is aimed at stopping human rights abuses taking place in the Xinjiang Autonomous…
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Looking at ESG Investing with a Critical Eye
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs are at the top of many C-suite agendas, and they have held their place despite economic challenges and…
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Can These Supply Relationships be Saved? Featuring Philip Ideson
With today's challenging economic conditions, all companies are under pressure to remain profitable and hit earnings expectations. Retailers may be feeling the…
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Sustained Empathetic Leadership in Turbulent Times
Empathy is frequently cited as one of the most important qualities in hiring, management, and corporate culture in general. Empathy peaked in 2020 as…
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Does the CHIPS Act provide the Helpful Incentives the U.S. needs?
On July 27th, the Senate passed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. It is now awaiting President Biden's signature. Proponents of the bill say it will reduce…
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Why is Fuel So Expensive?
Why is fuel so expensive? Consumers have been feeling the pain at the pump for a while, and now large companies like Amazon and Walmart are adding fuel…
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Guarding Private Incentive to Innovate featuring Patent Attorney Wen Xie
On June 17, 2022, the member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) accepted a proposal made by the U.S., E.U., India, and South Africa that modifies…
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Refillable v. Recyclable: The EPA Takes on Domestic Production
Corporate sustainability initiatives are critical to the health of our planet – but the distance between objectives and regulated execution on a detailed level…
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Heavy Traffic and Human Trafficking at the U.S. Border
If you joined Art of Procurement and Supply Chain Now for the 2022 Supply Chain and Procurement Awards, you know that we partnered with Hope for Justice, a…
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American Supply Chain Revolution
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume…
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Leverage on 18 Wheels: The South Korean Driver Strike
In late January 2022, hundreds of heavy-duty trucks headed for Ottawa, Canada. They parked in front of the national legislature building and in nearby streets…
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The Resurgence and Economic Impact of Supplier Diversity Programs in America Featuring Ken Yearwood with McKinsey
Supplier diversity is not a new corporate initiative. In 1968, General Motors started what is generally recognized as one of the first supplier diversity…
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Race Against the Clock: Getting the Grain Out of Ukraine
Although no one expected it, the war in Ukraine is now approaching the end of its fourth month. Refugees continue to flee the country and calls for weaponry…
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Is the WTO Jeopardizing Innovation by Failing to Protect IP?
The innovation we saw play out in the development of multiple COVID-19 vaccines was evidence of the power of modern medicine when combined with the…
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Losing the Plot: Social Mission v. Business Fundamentals
ESG – or environmental, social, and governance – programs are high visibility opportunities for companies to grab headlines, earn goodwill and brand loyalty…
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Does it Matter if We Go Into a Recession?
Recessions are more common than most people realize. We have had 12 recessions in the last 75 years and 4 in the last 30. Some were caused by wars, and others…
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Hunting for the True Source of the Baby Formula Shortage
In this week's Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner makes a thorough and data-driven examination of the current baby formula shortage. Although the earliest news…
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Preparing for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and Regulations Featuring Constantine Limberakis with riskmethods
Governments and regulators across the globe are stepping up their oversight of corporate operations so they can drive more ethical and environmentally…
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Elon Musk Bought Twitter. What Happens Next?
In this week's Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner answers the question so many of us have been thinking since the news broke on April 25th that Elon Musk and…
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Hey CEOs – Love the One You're With
In this week's Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner wonders whether CEOs have to – or even can – love their customers. What does that require from executives and…
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Don't say Digital: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the New Economy
In this week's Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner thinks back through one of the core concepts from the March livestream featuring Koray Kose and Rik Vera…
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Boots on the Ground in Shanghai, China feat. Jeffrey Goldstein, President of ONWARD Global
The distance between the United States is far, and that statement remains true whether you are describing geography, culture, or business practices. But how…
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Are Inflation Expectations a Self-Fulfilling Prophesy?
In this week's Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner gets back to basics to address one of the dominating news stories and business concerns today: inflation…
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Escaping the Clutches of the Old Economy by Building Supply Ecosystems with Koray Kose and Rik Vera
People and companies talk about technology constantly, but they don't know what to do with it. Fortunately, procurement is in a position to be an initiator of…
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Building Out Business Diversity Programs with Constance Jones from NMSDC
In this week's Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner shares a special interview with Constance Jones, Senior Director of Network Delivery Services at NMSDC. NMSDC…
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Does the Development of Expertise Naturally Lead Us to Fail?
In this week's Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner takes two ideas, both desirable, and asks if they can co-exist. One is paradigm shifts, and the other is…
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Corporate Involvement in Ukraine in the Era of ESG
In this first Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner takes the newspaper dominating conflict in Ukraine and looks at the active role some companies and leaders…
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The Prepared will Prevail: Investing in Collaborative Supply Chain Resilience
Supply chain risk management is at the top of every corporate priority list right now. And while businesses have never had a time free from risk, the stakes…
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Supplier Diversity Comes to the Forefront: The 2021 State of Supplier Diversity Report w Neeraj Shah
Of all the initiatives to grab the headlines over the last two years, none has united the global business community like the call for Diversity, Equity, and…
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P is Also for Payments and (Credit Card) Processing with Jim Luff and Kris Lance
Dial P regulars know that when you 'dial p' you get procurement - usually. But sometimes, p is for payments and credit card processing. Keeping in mind that…
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Delivering an Experience that Builds Strong Relationships
Everyone wants their customers to have a good experience but being able to live up to that standard consistently and at scale is not easy. Ideally, someone…
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Move Faster, Save More, and Look Better Doing It! With Anthony Clervi and Kris Lance from Una
In this episode of Dial P for Procurement, produced in partnership with Una, hosts Kelly Barner and Scott Luton welcome Anthony Clervi and Kris Lance with Una…
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Collaborating with Suppliers Through Challenging Times
Collaborating with suppliers isn't easy - and it doesn't always come naturally either. One silver lining to the last 18 months is that there are plenty of…
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The Intersection of International Culture and Talent in Procurement, Guest Jacinta Taliauli
Although industries and supply chains are increasingly global, the cultural norms that prevail in each region vary. As we begin to work within those regions…
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Telling a Human Story About Digital Procurement Transformation
In this episode of Dial P for Procurement, hosts Kelly Barner and Scott Luton welcome Jacob Gorm Larsen and Marcell Vollmer to the show.
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Approaching Procurement with a Growth Mindset
There are many paths people follow to start a career in procurement, but not a single one of them is a straight line. Although this can present challenges from…
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Positioning for Success at the Intersection of Transformation, Risk, & Technology with Koray Kose & Philip Ideson
These days, it seems like everyone is in the risk business. From high consumer expectations to the challenging final mile, and from ships stuck sideways in far…
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Driving Innovation Through the Supplier Experience with Quentin Roach and Costas Xyloyiannis
Many business leaders have added an emphasis on 'experience' in their approach to management. There is user experience, customer experience, and - from a…
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Rethinking Supplier (Information) Management with Jeffrey Ostrander and Ragnar Lorentzen
Procurement is currently being faced with two parallel challenges: to improve the supplier experience and also to improve the quality of the data that we…