Art of Supply

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

Last Friday in October - here we go! 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eckmp-8Y In this week’s Procurement 6, I share: - What non-techies need to know to get by in an increasingly AI-obsessed world - How supply chain challenges can be attacked through increased visibility - Why delegating the most important decisions is important, even if it is not always successful Heather Murray AI for Non-Techies Art of Supply Aviv Castro Sensos Paul Lawrence ORO Labs SpendHQ Art of Procurement Buyers Meeting Point #procurement #supplychain #Friday

Most catalysts start with a vision - and add a passion for positive outcomes - turning that vision into business impact. ⚡ https://lnkd.in/ev2ZqCQ3 This idea is at the heart of the Art of Procurement approach to content and community. Our team is always looking for new ways to connect with and support the procurement community, challenging themselves to imagine the art of the possible every day. Join Philip Ideson, Helen Mackenzie, and Kelly Barner at Mastermind LIVE on Oct 30th as they lay out their vision for the year to come - uncertainty and all! #procurement #supplychain #mastermind

In the final part of this four-part special series, we compare and contrast the actual policy positions of Democratic Candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Candidate Former President Donald J. Trump. What differences can we expect when supply chain policy is focused on critical industries versus an emphasis on keeping production domestic? How about looking at a diverse range of energy sources as well as the overall cost and supply of available energy? Who wants to raise corporate taxes and who wants to lower them,  and the one thing both candidates agree upon: China. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/g5rQt7As #artofprocurement #procurement #supplychain #presidentialelection #specialseries

Will former President Donald Trump’s policy plans Make Supply Chains Great Again? Listen in as Kelly Barner explains his detailed positions on global trade and China, the lack of detail regarding his position on emissions and the environment, and strong statements about both the cost and availability of energy, and the importance of emphasizing domestic production over imports from other parts of the world. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/g5rQt7As #artofsupply #presidentialelection #specialseries

Would you accept mediocrity to get stability? Would you give up understanding if it meant being happy? Your answers to those questions determine how well you would fit in in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Huxley’s focus on society and the role of science is particularly interesting in the context of today’s struggle to accept and embrace automation and AI. In this edition of the Art of Supply newsletter, Kelly Barner re-reads Brave New World for procurement and supply chain teams facing a very new - and very uncertain - future, bravely. https://lnkd.in/dxC6fTuY #supplychain #disruption #change

What ‘New Way Forward’ is Vice President Kamala Harris proposing, and how will it affect our companies and supply chains? Listen in as Kelly Barner explores Harris’s detailed positions on renewable energy and the environment, the lack of detail regarding her position on trade and tariffs, and strong statements about China, specifically around the race to dominate AI, domestic labor protections, and intellectual property concerns. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/g5rQt7As #artofprocurement #presidentialelection #specialseries #supplychain #procurement

What ‘New Way Forward’ is Vice President Kamala Harris proposing, and how will it affect our companies and supply chains? 🎧 https://lnkd.in/g5rQt7As In part 2 of this week's special series on the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, Kelly Barner explores Harris’s detailed positions on renewable energy and the environment, the lack of detail regarding her position on trade and tariffs, and strong statements about China - specifically the race to dominate AI, domestic labor protections, and intellectual property concerns. #supplychain #procurement #policy