Kim continues her series on how to art journal. This time looking at art supplies and what to put in the journal. http://artsupplyposse.comPor Art Supply Posse

“The first casualty of war is truth—the second is empathy. Empathy has to call for backup. The backup is in the form of radical empathy.” -Lou Agosta, Assistant Professor of Medical Education at Ross Medical University at Saint Anthony Hospital We have a difficult six months ahead of us. A contentious presidential election looms in the U.S., the wo…

On April 9th, Rene Haas, CEO of Arm Holdings, a British semiconductor and software design company came out and made a statement about data center energy consumption that most people would find shocking. He said, “by the end of the decade, AI data centers could consume as much as 20% to 25% of U.S. power requirements. Today that’s probably 4% or les…

Samantha Gehrmann chats about spinning, weaving, and photography. https://www.samanthagehrmann.com.auPor hello@artsupplyposse.com (Art Supply Posse)

“We know what matters to our employees, and we know what matters to our customers, and we know where the leadership view is. That alignment means that you make progress more easily because you’re focused on stuff that matters and that people care about.” - Gareth Hughes is the Business Services and ESG Director for Whistl If the road to hell is pav…

Heavy-duty trucks include tractor-trailers, ambulances, garbage trucks, and school buses. All of these are now on an official timeline for reduced emissions, in alignment with a new Federal mandate. Manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles must reduce their overall emissions by mandated percentages according to model year, starting with their 2028 mode…

Kim talks about artworks that made an impression on her during a visit to The Art Institute of Chicago. We would like to hear your experiences with artworks. Record them on your phone and send them to us. Email at the end of the podcast, or via private message on Instagram.Por Art Supply Posse

80 percent of all ship-to-shore (S2S) cranes at ports in the United States - and 75 percent of all S2S cranes in the world - are made by just one company: ZPMC. Short for Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company Limited, ZPMC is a Chinese state-owned manufacturing and engineering firm. It was founded in 1992 and quickly grew to become the largest …

On February 28, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued JBS, the largest meat company in the world, for civil fraud. James is accusing the company of ‘greenwashing’ or making statements to sound more environmentally friendly than they truly are. In 2021, JBS made a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2040. James says this statement…

Sean Southerland, a.k.a. Uncle Frogface, is creative across a wide variety of art forms. Sean chats about the difference between creativity and productivity, and how art helped him overcome a debilitating illness. Find Sean everywhere online under his moniker Uncle Frogface.Por Art Supply Posse

“China’s supply chain has gone through significant, transformative changes in the last five years. For executives or engineers, designers or buyers, who have not been here since before COVID, they’re going to see a completely different China.” - Jeffrey Goldstein, Founder & President of Onward Global It is impossible to discuss global supply chains…

In October of 2021, Hertz announced that they would purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3’s for their rental fleet, followed by 175,000 from GM, and 65,000 from Polestar. The move was supposed to help them overcome shortages of conventional cars, lend the recently ex-bankrupt company a ‘cool factor,’ and lean on the sustainability trend to drive revenue. …

The global off-price apparel and home fashion market is estimated to be worth $900 Billion. While retailers like Macy’s and Bed Bath & Beyond faltered or fell over the last few years, the chains owned by TJX - notably TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods - have thrived. TJX has seized the opportunity to snatch up excess brand name inventory and sell …

Jessica Tivendale creates handmade chocolate bars and uses the different flavours to inspire her visual art work. For example, chocolate flavour notes inspire colour palettes.Por Art Supply Posse

In early February, news hit that there was a problem with the new Major League Baseball uniforms. Redesigned by Nike and made by Fanatics, the new uniforms were unveiled with tremendous fanfare. They were designed to be more comfortable, cooler, and better at moisture wicking. Unfortunately, one man’s breathable is another man’s translucent. Pictur…

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…” - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910 The last four years of supply chain challenges have taken a toll. People are exhausted, stressed, and scar…

Gina Marie Cincinnati returns to chat about her experiences being selected to exhibit her art at the XIV Florence Biennale, and what's involved in shipping artworks internationally. To understand why "carnets" exist in the art world, check out the short podcast series "The Professor". https://brazen.fm/the-professor/ https://ginamariecincinnati.com…

“Wisdom is given equally to everybody. The point is whether one can exercise it.” - Taiichi Ohno, The “Ten Precepts” The supply chain profession has recently run the gauntlet of existential challenges. Is it possible that - given enough time - they could return to the old ways? There have recently been a number of news stories about retailers retur…

On February 2, 2024, news broke on one of the court cases we’ve been following for a while. In May of 2023, two of the companies owned by Byron Allen, a black businessman and producer, sued McDonald’s for $100 Million in California for fraud and false promise. The suit claimed the company lied when it said it was going to spend more money with blac…

Brooke Shaden creates surprising and dark images that feel like paintings, but are manipulated photos featuring herself playing different characters. https://brookeshaden.comPor hello@artsupplyposse.com (Art Supply Posse)

In today’s digital age, jokes are often made at technology’s expense. Computers don’t like switching from one virtual meeting platform to another. Sometimes webinar platforms insist upon seeing someone’s earbuds as a microphone rather than as a speaker. And why does software always need to update when we are already 5 minutes late for a meeting? Di…

On January 5th, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 left Portland, Oregon en route to Ontario, California. Just minutes into the flight, the Boeing 737 Max 9 lost a door plug, creating a gaping hole in the side of the aircraft. Fortunately, all 171 passengers and six crew members were safe, largely because the plane had only reached 16,000 feet, minimizing…

Kristy Rice chats about focussing on the joy of creating art. http://kristyrice.com/Por Art Supply Posse

In 2013, then-Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos predicted that drone deliveries would be a reality in five years. More than 10 years later, they are still largely in the pilot phase, but a drone final mile is becoming a reality fast for some parts of the company. As the FAA reduces restrictions on drone deliveries in places like the Dallas-Fort Worth metropoli…

In June 2023, Sharat Ganapati, an Assistant Professor of International Economics at Georgetown University and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Woan Foong Wong, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon, wrote a research paper that was published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Tit…

Elishia Jackson creates fibre art using basket weaving techniques. Find Elishia on Instagram at @elishia.jacksonart https://www.instagram.com/elishia.jacksonart/Por Art Supply Posse

On New Year’s Eve, weeks of rising tension in the Red Sea reached a boiling point. Houthi militants tried to board the Maersk Hangzhou just one day after hitting the vessel with a missile. The ship’s crew sent out a distress signal that was picked up by the USS Eisenhower and the USS Gravely, which sent helicopters to support the on-ship-security t…

Effective today, Dial P for Procurement is the Art of Supply. Rather than being a change in content, this rebrand brings the name and brand identity of the show into alignment with the content we have already been creating. Building on the strength of the category-leading Art of Procurement podcast, Art of Supply will focus on supply chain topics a…

Mixed media artist Kylie O Grady chats about not having a fixed process and letting yourself be guided by constraints and "happy accidents", as Bob Ross would say. https://www.instagram.com/kylieogradyart Note: this episode contains adult language.Por Art Supply Posse

Looking all the way back to the beginning of the year has a way of putting everything into perspective. The individual and cumulative impact of all of the events that took place in 2023 can not be understated: from legal action, to labor unions, to geopolitics. In this episode, Kelly Barner reviews the stories and topics covered on Dial P for Procu…

Prepare to navigate the transformative tide of technology in the arts with Alison Nearpass from Arteza, who guides us through the labyrinth of ethical and creative challenges posed by AI's foray into visual artistry. This episode promises a rich exploration of the "real art" campaign's crusade to uphold the sanctity of human creativity against the …

With all the recent buzz about electric vehicles (EVs), not to mention the push towards sustainability and emissions reduction, it was only going to be a matter of time before electric Class 8 trucks entered the scene. Class 8s are classic semis or tractor trailers, so they are not just part of the supply chain, they have supply chains themselves. …

Kim Mak returns for a chat about creative endeavours over the past year of 2023 and ideas for 2024. https://bettymaewrote.com Special guest appearance by one very chatty bird. Probably a channel billed cuckoo or Asian koe.Por Art Supply Posse

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. It was used in 1992 to bring down the Gambino Crime family and sentence John Gotti to life in prison. But there is no supply chain mafia, right? A recently filed legal complaint will ask and hopefully answer that very question… …

The People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Southeast Asia is the second-largest exporter of ready-made garments in the world. The ready-made garment sector employs 4.4 million workers, and 65 percent of them are women. 84 percent of the country’s exports are from this one sector. The garment workers get a pay raise every five years, and the last five h…

Josh Dykgraaf creates elaborate photo manipulations of endangered animal species using natural objects, such as leaves to represent bird feathers. https://www.joshdykgraaf.comPor hello@artsupplyposse.com (Art Supply Posse)

“Did you ever think we'd be talking this much about supply chains?” - President Biden On Monday, November 27, 2023, President Biden announced the creation of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience. The event was big news for the administration and for supply chain professionals. Almost 30 new actions focused on strengthening economicall…

The stories we cover on Dial P for Procurement are pulled from the headlines, but some have more ‘legs’ than others. Just because a story, person, or company slides down in the feed, we can’t stop following it. In this week’s episode of Dial P for Procurement, Kelly Barner looks back at the people who played large roles in three past episodes to fi…