10/10/2025
10/17/2025
10/24/2025
10/31/2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific
ANTIFRAGILE FRIDAY MASTERMIND
Complimentary & Confidential 90-minute Sessions
In a time of global supply chain chaos, labor volatility, and reshoring opportunity, traditional playbooks aren’t enough. Manufacturers, business owners, and consultants must go beyond being "robust" — they must become antifragile.
Fridays on Zoom, 8am PT / 9am MT / 10am CT /11am ET
JOIN THE ONLY WEEKLY MASTERMIND
DESIGNED FOR MANUFACTURING & BUSINESS LEADERS
Antifragile Fridays is a private, complimentary, live, and professionally facilitated mastermind for Manufacturing, Business Leaders, and Consultants who want to get ahead in 2026 with smarter operations, stronger supply chains, and agile and adaptive business models.
Cohorts are limited to 12 leaders per 90-minute Friday session
(Overview & Introductions - 15 min / Issues & Open Forum- 75 min)
We are honored to be joined by Dr. Alan Barnard, world-renowned Decision Scientist, incomparable expert on the Theory of Constraints, and thought leader of Antifragile Frameworks. Dr. Barnard is the CEO of the Goldratt Research Labs and chief architect of award-winning GRL decision support systems as well as a wide array of digital twin apps (e.g., inventory, supply chain, project and process management, plus others).
Dr. Barnard's client companies include:
EACH 90-MINUTE SESSION IS:
🔹 Focused on mission-critical strategies, selected by attendees
🔹 Guided by a panel of manufacturing strategy experts from Strategic Value+ Solutions
🔹 Interactive with real-world case discussion and action planning
🔹 Exclusive to Manufacturing Leaders, Business Decision-Makers & Consultants
WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY:
🔹 Actionable strategies you can implement immediately
🔹 New tools for resilience, TOC analysis, MCT reduction, and supply chain planning
🔹 Peer insights from executives navigating the same challenges
🔹 A private environment where you can test ideas, get feedback, and learn what’s working
SOME OF THE SUBJECTS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION INCLUDE:
(Focused on mission-critical paths selected by attendees)
🔹 Beyond Just-in-Time: Building Shock-Resistant Supply Chains
🔹 From Fragile to Local: Reshoring Without Margin Erosion
🔹 Supplier Consolidation vs. Supplier Diversity: Which is Safer?
🔹 Designing for Resilience: Engineering in Supply Chain Flexibility
🔹 Digitally Mapping Risk: Using Digital Twins for Scenario Planning
🔹 Winning Government Incentives for Domestic Production
🔹 Inventory as Strategy: Balancing Working Capital with Risk
🔹 Cyber-Resilience in Global Supplier Networks
🔹 Lean Isn’t Enough: Why You Need QRM (Quick Response Manufacturing)
🔹 Data-Driven Supplier Scorecards that Drive Behavior
🔹 Environmental and Political Risk Insurance: When to Self-Insure
🔹 Partnering with U.S. Contract Manufacturers: A Hidden Strategy
🔹 Resilience Metrics: How the Best OEMs Are Measuring Antifragility
🔹 Managing China Risk Without Burning Bridges
🔹 Strategic Buffering: How to Stock the Right Parts, Not Just More Parts
🔹 How AI and Predictive Analytics Can Identify Hidden Fragilities
🔹 Risk-Sharing Contracts with Suppliers: A Competitive Advantage
🔹 Onshoring Your Talent Pipeline: Workforce Readiness for 2026
WHO SHOULD JOIN?
If you're a manufacturing executive, business owner, or consultant looking to get a head start and stay ahead in 2026, this Antifragile Friday Mastermind is for you. We are inviting:
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Executives at U.S.-based Manufacturing Companies or tiered suppliers
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Leaders responsible for operations, supply chain, or strategy
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Companies considering reshoring, automation, or business model evolution
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Strategically minded entrepreneurs looking for answers
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Business Owners and Consultants willing to adopt innovative thinking
👤 WHY ANTIFRAGILE FRIDAYS?
Unlike webinars or static presentations, this is a real-time exchange between experienced leaders. We go deep. We stay strategic. We solve problems.
Antifragile Fridays is sponsored by Dr. Alan Barnard (Acclaimed Decision Scientist, CEO of Goldratt Research Labs, world-renowned Theory of Constraints Expert, & widely acclaimed Antifragile thought leader) along with Strategic Value+ Solutions (V+), creators of the EDGE-X™ transformation framework.
👉 Connect with V+ at: https://strategicvalueplus.com/edge-x
👉Email V+ at: info@strategicvalueplus.com
(phone: 626-637-7603)
In a time of global supply chain chaos, labor volatility, and reshoring opportunity, traditional playbooks aren’t enough. Manufacturers must go beyond being "robust" — they must become antifragile.
FREE Antifragile Friday Masterminds on Zoom, 8am PT / 9am MT / 10am CT /11am ET
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