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…
October 10, 2022
The Critical Role for Procurement in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestments w/ Chris McCarney and Marcos Cortes
"Every deal is a snowflake, as we say. There are unique aspects to every deal. Are there things that need…
September 19, 2022
[Pod] Setting the Standard for Procurement Across Africa w/ Steve Ashcroft
“Perhaps I shouldn’t say this in a public sphere, but within our class of multilateral development banks, my ideal is…
July 26, 2022
Can procurement improve the M&A success rate?
According to a Harvard Business Review article, The New M&A Playbook, multiple studies put the failure rate for mergers and…
