AOP BlogCategory ManagementPIQ SeriesSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management November 1, 2022 Buyer Power Score – Intermodal Container RentalThe AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentCategory & Skill DevelopmentCategory Management September 26, 2022 [Pod] Improving the Flexibility of your Category Management Skills w/ Steve Trussell“The first step is answering, ‘What are we trying to accomplish as a company?’ Sometimes that’s the hardest question to… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP PodcastCategory ManagementData & AnalyticsSourcing & Contracting September 12, 2022 [Pod] Preparing to Meet Traveler Expectations in the Face of the Unknown w/ Martin Biermann“We usually call it the ‘paradox of choice’ when everybody wants selection but, if you put too much selection in… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP BlogCategory ManagementPIQ SeriesSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management August 23, 2022 Buyer Power Score – Trade Show DisplaysThe AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power… Kelly Barner Love0
Category ManagementCategorypalooza 2022 August 11, 2022 Catalysts for Supplier Competition: How to Get Suppliers to Fight for Your BusinessMany of the factors procurement faces today seem to hand the advantage to suppliers. But with the right category-level strategies,… Philip Ideson Love0
Category ManagementCategorypalooza 2022 August 11, 2022 Improving the flexibility of your category management skillsSome categories of spend are dependable and constant. Their reliability makes them seem like they’ve been the same forever, which… Philip Ideson Love0
Category ManagementCategorypalooza 2022 August 11, 2022 Practitioner Spotlight: Combatting Hostile Supplier BehaviorToday’s economic conditions are presenting procurement with a ‘perfect storm’ of challenging circumstances. Suppliers are raising their rates, either because… Philip Ideson Love0
Category ManagementCategorypalooza 2022 August 11, 2022 Driving Supply Chain Value in Disrupted TimesWhat is the difference between a company that is ‘just getting by’ given today’s challenges and one that is leading… Philip Ideson Love0
Category ManagementCategorypalooza 2022 August 11, 2022 Engaging in the Joust: Facing up to Suppliers in Inflationary ConditionsFor the last two years, many buyer-supplier relationships have been at a stalemate. No one wanted to disrupt the delicate… Philip Ideson Love0
Category ManagementCategorypalooza 2022 August 11, 2022 Procurement for All Seasons: Being Prepared for Ever Changing Market ConditionsIt’s easy to think that in this world of access to information, being able to forecast, anticipate and (most importantly)… Philip Ideson Love0