AOP BlogRisk ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Is there such a thing as too much leverage? A couple of weeks ago, Philip Ideson posted a LinkedIn snap poll about procurement’s negotiating leverage. He asked whether it…Kelly BarnerDecember 6, 2022
AOP BlogTrends The Sourcing Hero Podcast Hits 10,000 Downloads You probably know that Art of Procurement hosts the #1 weekly procurement podcast - but did you know that we…Kelly BarnerNovember 22, 2022
AOP BlogCategory ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Key Price Drivers – Domestic Air Travel The AOP Key Price Drivers is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that looks at the direction of…Kelly BarnerNovember 17, 2022
AOP BlogLeadershipProcurement Transformation Eliminating Obstacles to Value Through the Procurement Experience Procurement has been on the path toward business partnership for a long time. They want to partner with stakeholders, suppliers,…Philip IdesonNovember 15, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentDigitizationProcurement Transformation Building a Successful, Scalable Digital Ecosystem As procurement has been increasingly acknowledged as a complex and highly nuanced field, the idea of building out ecosystems has…Philip IdesonNovember 10, 2022
AOP BlogProcurement Transformation Transformation is a Journey, Not a Destination The work of proving procurement’s value proposition is never done. In the earliest stages of a team’s journey, they may…Philip IdesonNovember 8, 2022
AOP BlogCategory ManagementProcurement IqSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Buyer Power Score – Intermodal Container Rental The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power…Kelly BarnerNovember 1, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentDigitizationProcurement Transformation How to SUPERCHARGE Your Digital Procurement Strategy Digital procurement is no longer a ‘next level’ approach. If procurement wants to satisfy the company’s spend and supplier-related objectives,…Philip IdesonOctober 27, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentDigitizationProcurement Transformation 43 Percent Say Procurement is Seen as a Necessary Evil In the leadup to Mastermind LIVE 2022, Art of Procurement and Globality partnered to run a series of LinkedIn polls.…Kelly BarnerOctober 18, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentSupplier ManagementTrends Learning to Speak the Language of Mergers, Divestitures, and Acquisitions “Procurement professionals tend to want to get into the data and ask a lot of questions. To find yourself in…Philip IdesonOctober 6, 2022
AOP BlogProcurement Transformation Reinventing the Paradigm for Capturing Procurement Performance Supply chains and cash flows are at the top of every C-suite agenda. Procurement’s input should be sought out and…Philip IdesonOctober 5, 2022
AOP BlogDigitizationProcurement Transformation Rethinking Your 80/20 to Achieve the Art of the Possible Procurement has long managed spend, implemented tech, and committed resources based on the 80/20 rule. But given how we’ve matured…Philip IdesonOctober 5, 2022