AOS PodcastRisk ManagementSupplier Management April 18, 2024 Playing the “China Card” in U.S. PortsWhen I think about global trade, I think about massive container ships, trains and trucks waiting to take containers to… Kelly Barner Love0
AOS PodcastRisk ManagementSupplier Management April 4, 2024 Even with +1, China is still #1China’s role in the global supply chain is changing right before our eyes, leaving foreign buyers to feel the discomfort… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP IntroducingDigitizationSourcing & ContractingSupplier 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
AOS PodcastCSRSourcing & 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
AOS PodcastCSRRisk ManagementSupplier Management February 15, 2024 Killer App: The UK Post Office ScandalIn today’s digital age, jokes are often made at technology’s expense. I have multiple calls each week where someone apologizes… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP BlogCategory ManagementDigitizationSupplier Management February 13, 2024 Top Priorities for IT Spend in 2024Technology spend poses a unique set of challenges for procurement. Cost increases, waste and inefficiency, a crowded marketplace, and the… Philip Ideson 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
AOS PodcastRisk 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
AOS PodcastCSRSupplier ManagementTrends November 9, 2023 Is it the most wonderful time of the supply chain year?According to the National Retail Federation, 43 percent of people started doing their holiday shopping in October, leading the NRF… Kelly Barner Love0