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…
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…
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…
January 10, 2017
First Take: WNS Acquires Denali Sourcing Services to Expand Source to Pay Footprint
News broke earlier this morning that WNS will acquire procurement managed services provider Denali Sourcing Services for a reported sum…
December 27, 2016
Days of Future Past: The Accuracy of Year-End Procurement “Predictions”
The past: A new and uncertain world. A word of endless possibilities & infinite outcomes…. The future is never truly…
July 14, 2016
5 Steps to Break Free from a Stalled Procurement Career
Be honest. Has your procurement career stalled? If you have experienced nothing but a consistent upward career trajectory, congratulations! From…