AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsRisk Management From Cybersecurity Threats to Revenue Loss: How to Manage (and Minimize) Risk with ProcurementCybersecurity tops the list of risks that keep c-suite leaders and procurement practitioners up at night. Organizations face repeated and…Philip IdesonMay 23, 2023
AOP PodcastCategory ManagementData & AnalyticsSupplier Management [Pod] Getting to Know Should-Cost Analysis w/ Yushiro Kato“Should-cost analysis is just a tool. Even if you have a clear breakdown, if you do not have a good…Philip IdesonMay 21, 2023
Procurement 6 [Pod] Procurement 6 – May 19th, 2023Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday…Helen MackenzieMay 18, 2023
AOS PodcastLeadershipRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting JPMorgan Chase Stops the Financial ContagionIn 1907, J.P. Morgan was called back from a trip to help stop a series of bank runs on Wall…Kelly BarnerMay 18, 2023
Business AlignmentProcurement Transformation Flexing Procurement’s Problem-Solving SuperpowersThere is no end to the list of problems procurement is asked to solve. Supplier rationalization, supply chain diversification, risk…Philip IdesonMay 16, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentProcurement TransformationSourcing & Contracting 4 Steps for Building Operational Excellence in ProcurementOne of the amazing things about procurement is the ability to become what the business needs in the moment. Scarcity…Philip IdesonMay 16, 2023
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentProcurement TransformationRisk Management [Pod] Rethink, Reflect, Reexamine: Strengthening Global Procurement Operating Models w/ Jake Taylor“Organizations are asking, ‘For the next crisis – another pandemic, another supply disruption – can our organization be more resilient,…Philip IdesonMay 14, 2023
Procurement 6 [Pod] Procurement 6 – May 12th, 2023Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday…Philip IdesonMay 11, 2023
AOS PodcastData & AnalyticsRisk ManagementSupplier Management Supply Chain Cyber Attack: Expeditors and iRobotCyber attacks have been on the rise since 2020, occurring with increasing frequency and having a more detrimental impact to…Kelly BarnerMay 11, 2023
AOP BlogCSRData & AnalyticsSupplier Management How Benchmarking Supplier Diversity Drives PerformanceInvestments in supplier diversity can have a significant impact on an organization’s performance, cost savings, competitiveness, brand reputation, and access…Philip IdesonMay 9, 2023
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentLeadership [Pod] Making the Pivot to High-Impact Procurement w/ Chris Riley“When I think about portfolio management, the first thing you need to do is come together as a leadership group…Philip IdesonMay 7, 2023
AOP IntroducingDigitization AOP Introducing… CADDiWhile a number of companies are tackling the complexities of the ’indirect’ tail, the same cannot be said for direct…Philip IdesonMay 5, 2023
Procurement 6 [Pod] Procurement 6 – May 5th, 2023Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday…Kelly BarnerMay 4, 2023
AOS PodcastLeadershipRisk ManagementSupplier Management Bed Bath & Beyond’s Decline from Superstore to No-moreBed Bath & Beyond was founded in New Jersey in 1971. Popular for its effective use of the ‘superstore’ concept,…Kelly BarnerMay 4, 2023
AOP Podcast [Pod] An AOP Rebrand 8 Years in the Making w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner“The break in the frame around the new AOP logo represents breaking the status quo, but also thinking outside the…Philip IdesonMay 2, 2023
AOP PodcastCSRData & AnalyticsSupplier Management [Pod] Benchmarking Supplier Diversity to Drive Performance w/ Aylin Basom and Lois Eichacker“In our opinion, you have to take a category management approach to supplier diversity. Find those categories where there is…Philip IdesonApril 30, 2023
Procurement 6 [Pod] Procurement 6 – April 28th, 2023Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday…Helen MackenzieApril 27, 2023
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementSourcing & ContractingTalent Management Negotiating The Big One: UPS and the Teamsters Labor UnionThe labor contract between UPS and the Teamsters union is the largest private collective bargaining agreement in North America -…Kelly BarnerApril 27, 2023