Kelly Barner, Author at Art of Procurement

AOP Blog Digitization

September 28, 2021

SXM: Looking at Procurement Through Our Suppliers’ Eyes

For some time now, ‘experience management’ approaches have been gaining in popularity: User experience management (UX) practices center around how…

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AOP Blog Digitization Direct Procurement

August 31, 2021

Confusing Digitization and Digitalization Could Doom Your Procurement Transformation

Digitization v. Digitalization - is there really a difference? As it turns out, there is. Taking the wrong approach could…

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AOP Blog COVID-19 Crisis Management

August 27, 2021

Emphasizing Speed and Transparency: NYC’s CPO on their Pandemic Response

One of the most memorable conversations I had in 2020 was with Dan Symon, the Chief Procurement Officer of New…

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AOP Blog Supplier Management

August 24, 2021

Doing What’s Necessary to Achieve the Impossible

“Start by doing what's necessary, then do what's possible. Before you know it, you're doing the impossible.” - Quentin Roach,…

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AOP Blog Category Management

August 19, 2021

5 Tips for Managing Your Energy Spend

Last week, the Art of Procurement community received a briefing on the energy and utilities category from Grey Campbell, Managing…

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AOP Blog

August 17, 2021

New Evidence Tying Procurement to Enterprise Success

Each month we pause and consider a topic in greater depth than we usually have time to do. Sometimes these…

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AOP Blog Digitization

August 12, 2021

What is the intake-to-procure process?

With the explosion of new technology providers in procurement, a number of new market segments are being created. These segments…

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AOP Blog Category Management

August 10, 2021

Do stakeholders need to understand category management for it to deliver value?

Future Purchasing (FP), a procurement focused consultancy, have just launched their most recent bi-annual Global Category Management Study (click to…

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AOP Blog Procurement Quick Tip Procurement Transformation

August 5, 2021

Securing Buy-in for Tail Spend Management

Despite the fact that procurement sees tail spend management as a top priority, it may be necessary to build a…

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AOP Blog CSR Procurement Quick Tip

August 4, 2021

Supporting ESG Programs through Impact Spending

Many companies are currently undergoing a recommitment to spend-related initiatives like diversity and sustainability. Being intentional about making every dollar…

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