AOP BlogAOP Podcast Mission to 10X the Impact of Procurement Decision MakingLast week we released a 4-part special podcast series that explores a key principle of our mission to 10X the…Philip IdesonApril 4, 2023
AOP BlogCSRDigitizationRisk Management Learning to Practice Resilient Thinking In the Real WorldProcurement and supply chain professionals talk about agility and resilience so often, that I suspect both words have lost most…Kelly BarnerMarch 21, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentCategory ManagementDigitization Managing the Maturity of Your Cloud StrategyIn an era of digitalization, procurement’s ability to manage cloud spend and providers is essential. Organizations vary in their approach…Philip IdesonMarch 16, 2023
AOP BlogExpense Management The Race to Cost Savings: Why Part Level Insights Are the Only Insights That MatterIn March 2023, Art of Procurement partnered with LevaData to create a 2-hour event that provided direct material professionals with…Philip IdesonMarch 15, 2023
AOP BlogExpense Management How Procurement Teams are Using Decision Intelligence to Survive and Thrive in Chaotic TimesIn March 2023, Art of Procurement partnered with LevaData to create a 2-hour event that provided direct material professionals with…Philip IdesonMarch 15, 2023
AOP BlogExpense Management Bridging the Decision Abyss with Actionable IntelligenceWhat is a ‘decision abyss?’ In March 2023, Art of Procurement partnered with LevaData to create a 2-hour event that…Philip IdesonMarch 15, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsRisk Management Hope for the Best, Prepare for the WorstProcurement has always managed spend and suppliers in the short term with the longer term goals of the organization in…Philip IdesonMarch 9, 2023
AOP BlogData & AnalyticsDigitizationRisk Management Cloudy With a Chance of Cyber RiskAt Digital Outcomes 2023, Art of Procurement was pleased to have Jo Peterson, Vice President Cloud & Security Services at…Kelly BarnerMarch 2, 2023
AOP BlogCSRData & AnalyticsSupplier Management How to Benchmark Supplier Diversity PerformanceIf there were a shortlist of core procurement skills, benchmarking would undoubtedly be on it. And yet, for the ease…Kelly BarnerFebruary 28, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsSourcing & Contracting Using Data to Drive Differentiated Decision Making“If we know nothing else, we know that the world shifts and the world changes – frequently and violently. In…Philip IdesonFebruary 23, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentRisk ManagementTrends The Psychological Long Tail of Supply Chain DisruptionTraditionally, procurement has been measured on their ability to generate savings and bring spend under management. That has led to…Kelly BarnerFebruary 21, 2023
AOP BlogCSRRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting Revisiting the Importance of Supplier WatchlistsWhen the Chinese surveillance balloon was finally ‘removed’ from the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4th, we all…Kelly BarnerFebruary 14, 2023