Hosted by Kelly Barner, Art of Procurement · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 222 episodes
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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.
Kelly Barner, Art of Procurement hosts Art of Supply, a business show with 222 episodes published.
On Wednesday, June 10th, Amazon announced that they will now offer full LTL services to anyone. Before that, LTL was available "inbound only," meaning from Amazon sellers to Amazon facilities to Amazon customers. In thei
On Monday, June 1st, FedEx Freight CEO John Smith rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the fact that the company is now operating (and trading) independently. This story dates back to the sum
Endless Shrimp is BACK at Red Lobster… a headline few people in the business world would have predicted. The promotion played an over-hyped role in the company's 2024 bankruptcy filing, mostly because it was easier to ex
China's new supply chain regulations may be one of the biggest global trade and sourcing stories that almost nobody is talking about. Decree 834 and 835 quietly took effect - immediately - on April 7th and 13th. If China
During the pandemic, some buyers and suppliers made aggressive bets about the future. Demand was surging, capacity was constrained, and everyone worried more about shortages than oversupply. For a while, it looked like t
"We have seen a transformation between the public sector and the private sector in terms of their relationship. We've seen enormous change in this country." - Guy Battle, CEO of Social Value Portal The U.K. Social Value
Amazon packages represent 15% of the United States Postal Service's package volume, but about 7.5% of their revenue. Amazon is USPS's biggest customer, even though Amazon passed the USPS to become the largest domestic pa
"This was a company that was once all about volume, was all about customer service, was all about growth, was all about sales, was all about creating jobs." - Sean O'Brien, General President, International Brotherhood of
"If you focus too much on efficiency, you might get something cheap – but it doesn't deliver what you want. If you focus too much on effectiveness, you might spend more than you need. Those two sides need to be balanced.
"What happens clear across the world has a very, very big impact, potentially, to U.S. cargo. We've had to take a wider lens look at all of the risks." - FMC Chairman Laura DiBella The Federal Maritime Commission is an i
"If you don't figure out a way to treat your carriers ethically and help them make money, you're not going to have them." - Michael Riccio, former TIA Chairman and founder of More Than Miles Consulting In this episode, K
"With tariffs in the news again and the trade policy environment shifting, folks are back to wanting to relearn about the [foreign-trade zone] program." Foreign-trade zones (FTZs) allow companies to bring goods into secu
Coffee is one of those products people think of as routine, almost automatic. It is part of the morning, part of the commute, part of the office, part of the café economy. So when something changes in the coffee supply c
The ports of Balboa and Cristóbal bookend the Panama canal. They don't control the canal, and they have been privately operated by CK Hutchison's Panama Ports Company for decades. Those old contracts are now in the middl
At its peak, iRobot generated nearly $1.6 Billion in annual revenue, and by 2022 Amazon believed the company was worth $1.7 Billion. By just a few years later, the company that pioneered consumer robotics would file for
"There are a lot of different ways to hold all of the conspirators who are involved in the effort to intentionally smuggle counterfeit goods into the U.S. and into U.S. systems accountable." Most modern supply chains are
How could a company worth about $3 Million wipe out more than $17 Billion in transportation market value in a single day? On February 12th, a press release from Algorhythm Holdings, a company that started its life as a k
"Shipping in 2026 is going to get darker." - Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Senior Maritime Intelligence Analyst, Windward Right now, somewhere between 900 and 2,000 aging oil tankers are operating in the shadows. They are car
"Capacity reduction is clearly under way. Regulatory enforcement of qualifications and safety standards was arguably the most welcome development in 2025 for our industry." - Adam Miller, CEO of Knight-Swift Transportati
Imagine a single railroad company that could move freight seamlessly from the ports of Los Angeles to the ports of New York without handoffs, interchange delays, or needing to switch carriers mid-journey. That's the prom
John Smith
mental health therapist and counselor · Dickson First Presbyterian Church
1 appearance on this show
Damola Adamolekun
CEO of Red Lobster · Red Lobster
1 appearance on this show
Sean O'Brien
lawyer and professor · UNH Extension
1 appearance on this show
Sean O'Brien
Global Head of Marketing and Communication at Mott Corporation · University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Police Department
1 appearance on this show
Adam Miller
General Manager for the Dignity Health Arena, Theater & Convention Center · Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
1 appearance on this show
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