March 23, 2023
[Pod] The Next Phase of Dial P for Procurement Begins
Nothing that is simple is real, and nothing that is real is simple. Procurement and supply chain professionals excel at…
March 21, 2023
Learning to Practice Resilient Thinking In the Real World
Procurement and supply chain professionals talk about agility and resilience so often, that I suspect both words have lost most…
March 9, 2023
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Procurement has always managed spend and suppliers in the short term with the longer term goals of the organization in…
March 2, 2023
Cloudy With a Chance of Cyber Risk
At Digital Outcomes 2023, Art of Procurement was pleased to have Jo Peterson, Vice President Cloud & Security Services at…
February 21, 2023
The Psychological Long Tail of Supply Chain Disruption
Traditionally, procurement has been measured on their ability to generate savings and bring spend under management. That has led to…
February 14, 2023
Revisiting the Importance of Supplier Watchlists
When the Chinese surveillance balloon was finally ‘removed’ from the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4th, we all…
January 17, 2023
Participating in Procurement and Other Extreme Sports
According to a 2020 study by BCG, 70 percent of transformation projects fall short of expectations. This means that transformations…
December 19, 2022
[Pod] Top Moments from AOP’s Virtual Events in 2022 w/ Helen Mackenzie, Melissa Drew, Doug Van Wingerden and Tayna Manning-Grant
“Procurement is such a wonderful space to work in isn’t it? We’ve got the opportunity to leverage the potential of…
December 6, 2022
Is there such a thing as too much leverage?
A couple of weeks ago, Philip Ideson posted a LinkedIn snap poll about procurement’s negotiating leverage. He asked whether it…
December 5, 2022
[Pod] Who is responsible for making sure suppliers break even? w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner
In challenging economic times, each company has to eke the most value out of every contract. But are there limitations…
