“Where we are today, we just need to get the work done and we'll figure out how to clean it up later. But right now let's just help people get…
Philip IdesonApril 1, 2020
“Everyone has an opportunity to serve each other right now. If we can go out and serve the suppliers who are in need, we will have more robust relationships with…
Philip IdesonMarch 25, 2020
“When it comes to managing uniform rentals, you just are forced to look for other avenues to pursue cost savings because the market isn't bearing what it did over the…
Philip IdesonMarch 23, 2020
“It is time for procurement to step up and lead.” It is safe to say that we currently find ourselves in unprecedented times. Some of us will be impacted by…
Philip IdesonMarch 16, 2020
Everyone wants to have a positive social impact on their community or industry, but doing so also has to be a sound business decision. That is something that Paul Polizzotto…
Philip IdesonMarch 9, 2020
In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from February’s podcast interviews and share…
Philip IdesonMarch 2, 2020
“We realize that when we negotiate with suppliers, the business is the end customer. We are the function that does the negotiation, but we are not competing with each other.…
Philip IdesonFebruary 24, 2020
“In these complex deals, change is the norm and it's very easy to get out of alignment as new players come in town. So we have to keep the relationship…
Philip IdesonFebruary 17, 2020
“If we could do this somehow create a value that we could actually put on a company’s balance sheet, that would draw a lot of attention and senior executive focus.”…
Philip IdesonFebruary 10, 2020
