AOP BlogDigitizationSourcing & ContractingStartup SeriesSupplier Management March 12, 2024 AOP Introducing… CofactrIn this episode of AOP Introducing, Helen Mackenzie speaks with Matthew Haber, CEO and co-founder at Cofactr. Before finding procurement,… Helen Mackenzie Love0
AOP PodcastCategory ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management March 3, 2024 Transparency is the Antidote for Rising IT Costs“There is always room for negotiation around IT spend. The worst they can do is say ‘no,’ but at least… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP PodcastAOS PodcastCSRDial P for ProcurementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management February 22, 2024 Case Dismissed: Byron Allen v. McDonald’sIn May of 2023, two of the companies owned by Byron Allen, a black businessman and producer, sued McDonald’s for… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP PodcastCategory ManagementCSRSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management February 11, 2024 Escaping the Services Procurement Comfort Zone“We have to incentivize the supplier to collaborate with us in a way that creates a different way of doing… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP PodcastAOS PodcastDial P for ProcurementRisk ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management February 8, 2024 Savings v. Safety in Aircraft ManufacturingOn January 5th, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 left Portland, Oregon en route to Ontario, California. Just minutes into the flight,… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP PodcastData & AnalyticsDigitizationSourcing & Contracting January 28, 2024 Debunking Common Software Procurement Myths“There is this misconception that procurement pros are paper-pushers – that we are not strategic, or we are not business… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP PodcastAOS PodcastCSRDial P for ProcurementRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting December 21, 2023 Troubling Times for Electric TruckingWith all the recent buzz about electric vehicles (EVs), not to mention the push towards sustainability and emissions reduction, it… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP PodcastAOS PodcastCSRCurrent EventsDial P for ProcurementRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting December 14, 2023 Reading FedEx Ground the RICO ActThe Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. In 1992, it… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP PodcastCSRSourcing & ContractingTrends December 10, 2023 2024 ESG Action Planning“ESG… should be integrated as much as possible into existing processes, structures, and policies because there are so many synergistic… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting November 5, 2023 Rising to the Challenge: Driving Procurement Excellence in 2023The pace of change in procurement is accelerating as teams work to keep up with shifts in the macroeconomic environment,… Philip Ideson Love0