For a long time, procurement has been looking for supplier relationships in all the wrong places. Traditional supplier discovery efforts…
Philip IdesonJuly 10, 2023
Over the last two decades, top-down mandates have largely fallen out of favor. Executives fostered more forgiving environments in the…
Philip IdesonJune 20, 2023
Mid-market companies are characterized by ambitious growth trajectories and untapped potential. Procurement has a great opportunity to make an outsized…
Philip IdesonJune 20, 2023
In 2018 Harvard Business Review predicted that in 5-10 years automation would likely replace the supply chain function. “The trend…
Philip IdesonJune 13, 2023
Next week, Art of Procurement is hosting our first-ever event dedicated to direct spend. Direct spend is an area I'm…
Philip IdesonJune 6, 2023
Should-cost modeling is not a new approach, and yet it is under-leveraged as a cost reduction strategy. Procurement’s typical approach…
Philip IdesonMay 30, 2023
Building a strong internal brand for procurement is critical not only to how the function is perceived and received across…
Philip IdesonMay 30, 2023
Cybersecurity tops the list of risks that keep c-suite leaders and procurement practitioners up at night. Organizations face repeated and…
Philip IdesonMay 23, 2023
There is no end to the list of problems procurement is asked to solve. Supplier rationalization, supply chain diversification, risk…
Philip IdesonMay 16, 2023
One of the amazing things about procurement is the ability to become what the business needs in the moment. Scarcity…
Philip IdesonMay 16, 2023
Investments in supplier diversity can have a significant impact on an organization’s performance, cost savings, competitiveness, brand reputation, and access…
Philip IdesonMay 9, 2023
