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 January’s podcast interviews and announce…
Philip IdesonFebruary 3, 2020
“We're giving procurement teams an easy and reliable tool to track their activities, to measure their performance and to share it in an efficient and compelling manner with the rest…
Philip IdesonJanuary 30, 2020
“The procurement person, they shouldn't really work in an office like a sales guy. Actually, the best procurement guys spend time meeting suppliers and building relationships, not fulfilling some administrative…
Philip IdesonJanuary 29, 2020
“There's a huge data problem right now and it's actually impacting the return on investment from all the dollars that are being poured into technology - and it’s not the…
Philip IdesonJanuary 28, 2020
“We've done a deep dive and found that the main differentiator between ‘peer class’ and ‘world class’ sourcing organizations is their ability to respond to changes in the market by…
Philip IdesonJanuary 27, 2020
“We have figured out that the key to really democratizing data is two things: 1. make it easy enough that a small organization can actually work with it without dedicated…
Philip IdesonJanuary 23, 2020
“Our feedback from CPOs has been that automation is their number one priority for 2020. The instructions they're receiving from board level are that there's no more recruitment or they…
Philip IdesonJanuary 22, 2020
“People are quite often surprised when we have a demo or a sales meeting and they ask us about the implementation time, because really implementation is just a matter of…
Philip IdesonJanuary 21, 2020
Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement solutions for a Special Startup Series.…
Philip IdesonJanuary 20, 2020
