This year on Art of Supply, we welcomed a fantastic group of guests. Each interview episode creates two kinds of challenges: asking questions worthy of the guest’s expertise and capturing a conversation that lives up to audience expectations.

Looking back on the interviews we ran in 2024, there are a few key messages that stand out, as individual points of view and what they collectively offer supply chain professionals as we move into 2025.

Don’t ever make a decision solely on short term cost.

Victor Suarez: Former Lead Vaccine Program Manager for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in Operation Warp Speed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Founder and Principal Growth Partner, Blu Zone Bioscience & Supply Chain Solutions, LLC 

Make sure you understand the underlying economics of any strategy you plan to implement.

Thomas Goldsby: Dee and Jimmy Haslam Chair of Logistics at the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Co-Executive Director of their Global Supply Chain Institute

Knowing how to be an effective problem solver - even in difficult circumstances. 

Ashley Hubka: Senior Vice President and General Manager at Walmart Business

In this episode of the Art of Supply podcast, Kelly Barner shares excerpts of the three interviews and comments on how they connect.

Links:

• Victor Suarez on LinkedIn
• Sending a Powerful Message About America’s Pharmaceutical Independence
• Thomas Goldsby on LinkedIn
• Supply Chains as Business in Action
• Ashley Hubka on LinkedIn
• Creating a B2C to B to C Improvement Cycle at Walmart Business
• Kelly Barner on LinkedIn
• Art of Supply LinkedIn newsletter 
• Art of Supply on AOP
• Subscribe to This Week in Procurement