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December 14, 2020

How Procurement Can Build Supply Chain Resilience w/ Tom Kieley and Go Kamiyama

"It is unrealistic to think that anything in the supply chain is ever going to get simpler. Setting suppliers up…

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June 15, 2020

How to Identify & Mitigate Risk with a Category Continuity Plan

“This is where you, as a procurement professional, have the opportunity to step up and take the lead. In a…

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AOP Blog Risk Management Sourcing & 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…

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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…

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November 11, 2019

Proactive Recession Planning w/ Bill Michels

“A good procurement person has two qualities: One is they're curious. They want to know how things are made. How…

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April 1, 2019

Evaluating FinTechs: Performing Due Diligence on Startups and Emerging Technologies w/ Andy Atkins

When we hear about ‘fintech’ providers, most of us immediately think of a quickly shifting ad diverse landscape of startups…

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#TakeActionOctober AOP Podcast Risk Management

October 25, 2018

#TakeAction Day 19: Develop Optionality

We have crowned October as #TakeActionOctober - because no phrase is complete these days without a hashtag! October will be…

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August 20, 2018

Mitigating the Impact of Trade Wars & Tariffs w/ Bill Michels

What can we do to protect ourselves against tariffs, and what options do we have when tariffs are levied on…

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August 13, 2018

Risk Mitigation Strategies for Single & Sole Source Suppliers w/ Ted Olshefski

Today I welcome onto the show Ted Olshefski. Ted is responsible for Direct Procurement at Panasonic North America. I’ve come…

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November 27, 2017

The Role of Procurement in the War Against Data Security Threats w/ Chris Camejo

My guest today is Chris Camejo, the Director of Product Management and Threat Intelligence at NTT Security - probably the…

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How to Identify & Mitigate Risk with a Category Continuity Plan

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Risk Mitigation Strategies for Single & Sole Source Suppliers w/ Ted Olshefski

The Role of Procurement in the War Against Data Security Threats w/ Chris Camejo

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