AOP BlogSourcing & Contracting June 22, 2017 7 Tips to Speed up the Procurement Contract Process To take a leadership role within the contract negotiation process, procurement needs to have a solid understanding of the legal… Brian Lyew Love0
AOP BlogSupplier Management June 19, 2017 Talking with Woz Part 1: Innovation begins with Experimentation I recently had an amazing opportunity to interview Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak at the Coupa Inspire conference in San Francisco.… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogTalent Management June 13, 2017 The Struggle is Real, but the Solutions are Many: Building Effective Procurement Teams The conversation around talent shortages in the procurement space has been going on for five or ten years now. I’ve… Greg Tennyson Love0
AOP BlogSupplier Management May 31, 2017 Evolving from Procurement Managers to Innovation Enablers In 2004, Google released their Founder’s IPO letter, launching the ‘20% Rule’ as a means to drive Google’s innovative engine… admin Love0
AOP BlogSupplier Management April 17, 2017 The Need for Speed – A Case Study from the Drug Manufacturing World How can procurement help project teams manage and invest their budgets wisely while fostering innovation and delivering breakthrough savings? Editors… admin Love0
AOP BlogSupplier Management March 29, 2017 Procurement Enabled Innovation – A Case Study from the Cell Therapy World How could Procurement help scientists and engineers innovate and solve technical problems by enabling an external partnership at a rational… admin Love0
AOP Blog March 26, 2017 Procurement Must Distinguish Between the Ambiguity and Volatility of Business Conditions As the first non-economist to serve as the Business Survey Chair for the ISM-New York Report on Business, I read… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP BlogTrends March 23, 2017 The Increasing Gap Between Business Strategy and Procurement Results The gap between business strategy and traditional areas of procurement focus widens with each passing day. This is the single… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP Blog March 20, 2017 What’s the Story…(Procurement) In December of 2015 I attended the Think Tank procurement conference. At the event we heard from a range of… Gordon Donovan Love0
AOP Blog March 13, 2017 Breaking News: Art of Procurement Founder Philip Ideson Partners with Kelly Barner of Buyers Meeting Point to Launch Palambridge PALAMBRIDGE DISRUPTS PROCUREMENT AS USUAL WITH STRATEGY ON-DEMAND Today, Kelly Barner (Buyers Meeting Point) and I announced that we have… Philip Ideson Love0