Automating professional activities is nothing new. You only need to look at the marketing function to see the impact that automation…
Philip IdesonJune 9, 2021
Popular Posts
All Posts
The idea of automating professional activities is nothing new. You only need to look at marketing over the last 10…
Philip IdesonSeptember 16, 2020
If you expect your strategic suppliers to have a business continuity plan, doesn’t it make sense for procurement to have…
Philip IdesonSeptember 9, 2020
As much of the world takes tentative steps to return to some type of normality in the shadow of COVID-19,…
Philip IdesonJune 8, 2020
Earlier in my career, I was heavily involved in outsourcing and offshoring, including leading a procurement shared services center in…
Philip IdesonMay 24, 2020
The ‘word on the street’ about how procurement should respond to COVID-19 product and service supply problems is that going…
Philip IdesonMay 11, 2020
Whether your company is in growth mode, protecting what they have on hand, or adapting to a new normal, responsible…
Philip IdesonApril 6, 2020
Late last night, the US Senate passed the CARES Act to provide funds aimed at strengthening families and industries most impacted by…
Philip IdesonMarch 26, 2020
TOP STORY: Facility Maintenance & Outsourcing: To Broker or not to Broker There are two interesting things about this week’s…
Kelly BarnerMarch 14, 2020
TOP STORY: How Johnson & Johnson fills its procurement talent pipeline According to a 2019 Accenture survey, one third of…
Kelly BarnerMarch 7, 2020
TOP STORY: 10 Critical Skills Your Procurement Team Needs Right Now We all know that the work to increase procurement…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 29, 2020
TOP STORY: Spotting a Supplier’s Financial Distress Despite the recent emphasis on soft skills in procurement recruiting and talent development,…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 22, 2020
TOP STORY: Risk Management to the n-th Degree Just when you think you’re starting to make headway with supply chain…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 15, 2020
TOP STORY: Don’t be embarrassed… questions about leadership Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you’ve known someone…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 8, 2020
Must Read: Turning the Team You Have into the Team You Need With the current (and likely to continue) emphasis…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 1, 2020
Podcast: The Value of Digital Procurement in Manufacturing Manufacturers are all about efficiency, although you might not think so based…
Philip IdesonJanuary 17, 2020
Podcast: Defining And Delivering On Supplier Development If 2019 was the year of emerging technology hype, then 2020 holds the…
Philip IdesonJanuary 10, 2020
In our first annual letter last year, I wrote that “the first three-quarters of the year were the most difficult…
Philip IdesonDecember 31, 2019
As someone who engages in Art of Procurement content, I see you as an investor in our community. You invest…
Philip IdesonDecember 30, 2019
Podcast: Best Practices for Managing Procurement Performance This week’s podcast is based on an AOP Live session with Per Angusta’s…
Philip IdesonDecember 20, 2019
Podcast: Defining And Delivering On Supplier Development Whether you call it supplier performance management or supplier relationship management, procurement has…
Philip IdesonDecember 13, 2019
Podcast: A Procurement Compendium Having the opportunity to reflect back on a successful career in its entirety is a gift,…
Philip IdesonDecember 5, 2019
