Some procurement and supply chain trends are so pervasive that it is easy to stop questioning the logic behind them. The benefits associated with small suppliers is a perfect example. …
Kelly Barner
Kelly Barner
Kelly is the Owner and Editor of Buyers Meeting Point. She has a unique perspective on procurement from her experience on both sides of the negotiation desk. She has led projects involving members of procurement, supplier and purchasing teams. Kelly has practical skills in strategic sourcing program design and management, opportunity assessment, knowledge management, and custom taxonomy design and implementation.
- Procurement ManagementSupply Chain Management
The Complexities and Challenges of a Fresh Food Supply Chain
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerOn March 6th, McDonald’s announced the decision to start using fresh beef in the Quarter Pounder at all locations in the contiguous United States. Whether this move by the world’s …
- Supply Chain Management
Are Close Competitors ‘Playing Chicken’ With the Food Supply Chain?
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerThe expression ‘supply chain’ usually implies a string of single business ‘nodes’, one after the other, that extends from the end consumer all the way back to the raw or …
- Supply Chain Management
The Economics and Supply Chain of Your Christmas Tree
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerFew symbols are as representative of the holiday season as a Christmas tree. Real or fake, traditional or ‘upside down’, Christmas trees represent the physical center of each family’s celebration …
- Procurement Management
Using the B2C Online Shopping Experience as the Target for B2B Buying
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerIn procurement, we often discuss how buyer expectations relate to the buying experiences they have as individual online shoppers. We need to make eProcurement technology more intuitive, make procurement processes …
- Supply Chain Management
The Fascinating World of Grocery Retail Supply Chains
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerI’ve always been fascinated with grocery retail supply chains. I spent 4 years working for Ahold USA, the U.S. corporate parent of the Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover chains, and …
When I write about supply chains, I think readers naturally envision product and/or material supply chains. In a physical supply chain, raw materials are processed or refined and made into …
Every year on July 4th, the United States stops to remember and celebrate the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence by Congress. Some parts of this historical document are …
- Supply Chain ManagementWrong vs. Right
Wrong vs. Right: Dealing with Incoming Change
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerMy compliments to Kai Keppner for starting the ‘Wrong vs. Right’ series of posts on the ATSC blog for his willingness to be “satirical” when so many others face supply …
- Procurement Management
What Will Artificial Intelligence for Sales Mean for Procurement?
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerOn March 6, the world was presented with an interesting new alliance to consider between Salesforce’s Einstein and IBM’s Watson. The ‘global strategic partnership’ will bring together Salesforce’s customer relationship data …