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Bid automation - Getting your vendor proposals back in line Many purchasers enjoy watching bids come in. It means their RFx was reasonable, well-written, and the project is going ahead as planned. But there can also be a sense of dread. Buyers may anticipate headaches resulting from incomplete bids, missing information and erroneous data. - read more

You Paid How Much? – Writing A Good RFx The secret to assuring a good contract starts with the request for pricing. If the supplier understands all the requirements the pricing will probably be complete and there will not be any surprises once the contract is released. - read more

E-sourcing: A new trend and an easy sell Michael Mendoza felt duped. As the purchasing systems manager for Owens Corning, he'd been certain the construction-materials company was getting a good deal from suppliers on the red dye that gives the company's fiberglass insulation its pink hue. Then he went online. - read more

e-sourcing is the new mantra Silently India has become one of the fastest growing B2B markets in the world. After a rather slow start procurement managers of Indian corporates, state governments and even hospitals are latching on to e-sourcing. - read more

Is E-Sourcing The Next Wave? Management and Web hosting will grow to $55 billion by 2004. IBM says its E-sourcing services, which include Web hosting and network management, will pull in $6 billion this year. - read more

Success Factors for Professional Purchasing High performance purchasing with long-term strategic orientation is a key factor for successful international competition. Therefore, purchasing is one of the most important issues in a company – material costs are the largest cost block in an industrial company. Due to this situation, efficient cooperation with suppliers is becoming increasingly important. - read more

eSourcing Savings to Top $1.7 Trillion, Report Shows eSourcing Savings to Top $1.7 Trillion, Report Shows. - read more