Art of Procurement

Friday means a new episode of Procurement 6 is now available! In this week’s Procurement 6, Philip Ideson discusses: - How organizations are approaching services spend management - The advantages that a podcast offers over traditional media - How procurement can identify the weakest link in their supply chain so they can protect the business from risk - And more! ?? https://lnkd.in/grhtsF6b #artofprocurement #procurement6 #procurement Gordon Donovan Kelly Barner Kris Lance Una SimpliContract UNFI

Between July and September 2024, a high profile listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head plant in Jarratt, Virginia led to the death of 10 people and the hospitalization of 59 more. Over 7 million pounds of food were recalled thanks to high cross contamination risk. But Boar's Head will not be the only organization under the magnifying glass - the USDA faces scrutiny as well. There are questions about how inspectors handled poor conditions at the plant. Reported violations suggesting systemic issues predated the outbreak by at least 2 years. And who is investigating the USDA’s handling of the outbreak? The USDA. Read this week's edition of Art of Supply to discover how the outbreak happened and why inspections failed to protect consumers. #foodsafety #supplychain #inspections Boar's Head Brand USDA Art of Procurement Buyers Meeting Point

When something goes wrong in the supply chain, it is never good news. It always leads to disruption, often costs a lot of money, and sometimes people get hurt - or worse. In 2024, 59 people were hospitalized and 10 died thanks to a listeria outbreak in a processing plant in Jarratt, VA. In this week’s episode of Art of Supply, Kelly Barner covers the Boar's Head Brand listeria outbreak, including the root cause and the inspection failures that failed to protect consumers. ?? https://lnkd.in/gvXxu2aC #artofsupply #supplychain #consumers

Canadian media studies philosopher Marshall McLuhan rose to prominence in the 1960s when he declared, “The Medium is the message.” For McLuhan, it was the medium itself that shaped and controlled "the scale and form of human association and action." We saw this dynamic in full force this year, with podcasts rising to the top of the media landscape during the 2024 presidential election cycle. In this episode of?The Sourcing Hero?podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes back Kris Lance, Vice President and General Manager at Una, for a monthly conversation about current news stories. Kris has experience in multiple industries and has his finger on the pulse of the trends and topics that procurement, sourcing, and supply chain professionals need to be aware of. In this month’s discussion, Kris and Kelly talk about why podcasts are so powerful and what their popularity may suggest about today’s content preferences: - The advantages podcasting has over traditional media formats and channels - What he has learned about podcasting as a monthly guest on The Sourcing Hero for two and a half years - His advice for anyone considering appearing as a guest on a podcast for the very first time ?? https://lnkd.in/g7VjpVVS #sourcinghero #media #procurement #supplychain

Join our AOP Live session tomorrow! We will have a live, interactive discussion about: - How AI is transforming intake and orchestration, which means a new way of doing business for procurement - How this “new way” – if taken advantage of correctly – can actually create more effective and integrated procurement processes - What the procurement user experience of the future might look like Register now! #artofprocurement #procurement #procurementorchestration #procurementAI Colin Glazier Arif Faruki Zip

Data is powerful, but the presentation of that data may determine whether or not it will be actionable: https://lnkd.in/gvi6c8sa As Ruud van Dijk points out, effective decision making is as much about understanding the context and implications of each option as it is knowing what is most likely to work. Listen in to hear more about the importance of data visualization in container shipping scheduling, and how being able to compare more alternatives quickly can be a game changer. Art of Procurement Kelly Barner Buyers Meeting Point Routescanner #supplychain #datavisualization #logistics

Can procurement save the world? It might sound like hyperbole, but experienced procurement leader and longtime AOP friend Gordon Donovan says it’s not that far off the mark. In a recent AOP podcast episode, Gordon talked with Philip Ideson about why procurement is perfectly positioned to drive the most impact, and what procurement should be doing to ensure that impact is positive, rather than negative. ?? https://lnkd.in/gmrADBzN #artofprocurement #procurement #procurementimpact

Friday means a new episode of Procurement 6 is now available! In this week’s Procurement 6, Kelly Barner discusses: - The ongoing fight against functional extinction and how we are wired for adaptivity - Leveraging the power of visualization for improved decision making - Redefining procurement’s value and role in the enterprise through the digital user experience - And more! ?? https://lnkd.in/g_ZEuE68 #artofprocurement #procurement #procurement6 Sebastien Bals (He/Him) The Procurement Ledger Art of Supply Routescanner Ruud van Dijk Zip Colin Glazier Arif Faruki Buyers Meeting Point