AOP Blog January 6, 2021 Getting and Keeping the A-team Anyone that has ever sourced professional services knows that one of the top concerns is having a firm bid –… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogLeadership December 7, 2020 Heroes in Our Midst: Pivoting to the Potential of 2021 For all the stories of stress and struggle we heard in 2020, there have also been some amazing examples of… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogCategory Management September 23, 2020 Caution! Category Dynamics Subject to Change A couple of months ago on the pod we chatted with Arthur Piszczor, a Consultant at Corcentric, about the changes… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogTalent Management May 24, 2020 Why In-Country Labor Arbitrage Will Shake Up the Procurement Hiring Market Earlier in my career, I was heavily involved in outsourcing and offshoring, including leading a procurement shared services center in… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting May 11, 2020 Why Dual Sourcing as a Risk Mitigation Strategy May Not Be the Answer The ‘word on the street’ about how procurement should respond to COVID-19 product and service supply problems is that going… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogExpense Management April 6, 2020 The Ultimate Guide to Expense Management: Achieving Cost Savings that Stick Whether your company is in growth mode, protecting what they have on hand, or adapting to a new normal, responsible… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogRisk Management March 26, 2020 What Changes for Procurement Once You Accept Government Recovery Funds Late last night, the US Senate passed the CARES Act to provide funds aimed at strengthening families and industries most impacted by… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP Blog December 31, 2019 2019 Annual Letter (Part 2): Art of Procurement In Review In our first annual letter last year, I wrote that “the first three-quarters of the year were the most difficult… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP Blog December 30, 2019 2019 Annual Letter (Part 1): Procurement In Review As someone who engages in Art of Procurement content, I see you as an investor in our community. You invest… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogData & Analytics November 21, 2019 Data Quality: Critical but Overlooked? In the latest edition of our AOP Live series, I had the opportunity to speak to Joe Yacura on the… Philip Ideson Love0