AOS PodcastCSRTrends Examining the Practicality of the EV Truck MandateOn March 29th, it was announced that manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles must reduce their overall emissions by mandated percentages, starting…Kelly BarnerApril 25, 2024
AOS PodcastCSRTrends Examining the Practicality of the EV Truck MandateOn March 29th, it was announced that manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles must reduce their overall emissions by mandated percentages, starting…Kelly BarnerApril 25, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementSupplier Management Playing the “China Card” in U.S. PortsWhen I think about global trade, I think about massive container ships, trains and trucks waiting to take containers to…Kelly BarnerApril 18, 2024
AOS PodcastCSRRisk Management Net Zero in New York? JBS Accused of GreenwashingOn February 28th, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued JBS, the largest meat company in the world, under Executive…Kelly BarnerApril 11, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementSupplier Management Even with +1, China is still #1China’s role in the global supply chain is changing right before our eyes, leaving foreign buyers to feel the discomfort…Kelly BarnerApril 4, 2024
AOS PodcastCSRRisk Management What You Don’t Know Can Hertz YouHertz was founded in 1918, in Chicago, Illinois. In those early days, their rental fleet was entirely made up of…Kelly BarnerMarch 28, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementTrends Treasure Hunting with TJXThe last few years have not been kind to retailers. Inventory misalignment has dragged down revenue and working capital. Companies…Kelly BarnerMarch 21, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementTrends Three Strikes for the New Baseball UniformI live in Boston, one of the greatest sports towns in the world (if we do say so ourselves). With…Kelly BarnerMarch 14, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementTalent Management Surviving the Supply Chain ArenaThis week’s episode of Art of Supply features an interview with David Moran, an “unofficially retired” procurement and supply chain…Kelly BarnerMarch 7, 2024
AOS PodcastExpense ManagementRisk Management Time to Return to Just-in-Time?“Wisdom is given equally to everybody. The point is whether one can exercise it.” - Taiichi Ohno, The “Ten Precepts”…Kelly BarnerFebruary 29, 2024
AOS PodcastCSRSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Case Dismissed: Byron Allen v. McDonald’sIn May of 2023, two of the companies owned by Byron Allen, a black businessman and producer, sued McDonald’s for…Kelly BarnerFebruary 22, 2024
AOS PodcastCSRRisk ManagementSupplier Management Killer App: The UK Post Office ScandalIn today’s digital age, jokes are often made at technology’s expense. I have multiple calls each week where someone apologizes…Kelly BarnerFebruary 15, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Savings v. Safety in Aircraft ManufacturingOn January 5th, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 left Portland, Oregon en route to Ontario, California. Just minutes into the flight,…Kelly BarnerFebruary 8, 2024
AOS PodcastTrends The Drone Final Mile Becomes RealityIn 2005, Amazon revolutionized eCommerce delivery expectations with their 2-day Prime delivery service. All of a sudden, every other retailer…Kelly BarnerFebruary 1, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementTrends Weight and Value x Distance: Studying Global Supply Chain Use and CostIn June 2023, the Journal of Economic Perspectives published a paper titled "How Far Goods Travel: Global Transport and Supply…Kelly BarnerJanuary 25, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementTrends High Stakes in the Red SeaOn New Year’s Eve, weeks of escalating tensions in the Red Sea finally boiled over. One day after hitting the…Kelly BarnerJanuary 18, 2024
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementTrends Introducing Art of SupplyEffective today, Dial P for Procurement is the Art of Supply podcast. Building on the strength of the category-leading Art…Kelly BarnerJanuary 11, 2024
AOS PodcastCSRRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting Troubling Times for Electric TruckingWith all the recent buzz about electric vehicles (EVs), not to mention the push towards sustainability and emissions reduction, it…Kelly BarnerDecember 21, 2023
AOS PodcastCSRRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting Reading FedEx Ground the RICO ActThe Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. In 1992, it…Kelly BarnerDecember 14, 2023
AOS PodcastData & AnalyticsRisk ManagementTrends Will the world fiddle while Bangladesh burns?On November 7th, a minimum wage increase was announced for ready-made garment factory workers in Bangladesh. The increase took workers…Kelly BarnerDecember 7, 2023
AOS PodcastData & AnalyticsRisk ManagementTrends The White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience“Did you ever think we'd be talking this much about supply chains?” - President Biden On Monday, November 27, 2023,…Kelly BarnerNovember 30, 2023
AOS PodcastCSRRisk ManagementTrends Where are they now?News stories come and go but some have more ‘legs’ than others. While wars and politics and the economy can…Kelly BarnerNovember 23, 2023