There’re things like that I just can”t get it…
How can a mature and Professional Purchasing Organization still operate without a robust reverse auctions strategy…? especially when having the capability live, the application and the skills…
This doesn’t mean that you shall run a reverse auction on all the categories you are negotiating… Best In Class are [...]
In 2006 SAP has issued a white paper about reverse auction best practices. You can find it now on its knowledge hub. Here you go. You will learn the essential, i.e. when to use RFx and reverse auctions, how to sell auctions to internal stakeholders, how to get supplier buy-in, how to choose the right auction settings and to run an auction.
Browsing the content of this blog as anyone could do, I came to the conclusion that a recap’ of the 10 articles I posted about ’strategic sourcing opportunities by commodity’ could be useful. Hoping this helps.
Strategic Sourcing Opportunities Part I: Stationary
Strategic Sourcing Opportunities Part II: Fax Machines
Strategic Sourcing Opportunities Part III: Travel
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A good and detailed guidance note from the NePP (National e-Procurement Project) written in 2004 but still valuable. You can download it here: NePP eAuctions.
You will learn:
- how to get started,
- what are the challenge,
- where to get more information
The structure of this document is:
Section 1 contains a definition of e-auctions;
Section 2 explains how [...]
If you still feel uncomfortable deciding or not to go auction, you should use the eAuction Decision Tool, provided by OGC, in order to receive assistance in evaluating whether an eAuction is suitable for an intended procurement.
To access the eAuction Decision Tool click the link below and, if prompted, click on the enable macros button. [...]
eAuctions. Savings. I have the weird impression I have covered this topic in and out already (Read my 30 posts about eAuctions) but still needing to share about it, as if I was feeling it was not well understood by everyone. As a matter of fact and as I was reading with interest the commercial [...]
What is still amazing me in the eSourcing and eProcurement world is the lack of transparency of prices. So here is my question of the day:
how much does it cost to get a full managed reverse auction?
Which pricing model do you know and/or use (fixed-fee, success fee, mixed…)?
Let me start dropping some figures:
Eutilia N.V. (currently [...]
Bob Emiliani and his principal co-author, David Stec, worked as purchasing managers in the aerospace industry where they used reverse auctions. They have issued a dozen research papers for buyers and sellers interested in reverse auctions since 1997.
On their website they say:
“The papers, published in top-tier journals, has been very influential among corporate [...]
If you are a capital extensive company, you might already know Dovebid. Founded a very long time ago – yes, in 1937! – the firm pioneered the use of auctions in high technology by selling the assets of Osborne Computer – the first computer auction in history. Six decades after its founding, the firm [...]
I remember the early days when running our first auctions and not having really a clue about how long they would last… we even got an auction running for 2 days with a pause during the night… Thousands of auctions later, here come a nice tip (Thanks to Lloyd Keays who found the equation!) [...]
Browsing the web for the latest news about auctions, I land on www.eratool.net home page. The site, built by Lee S. Crane. “currently buyer with the U.S. Postal Service; who has been working in sourcing and supply chain management for the past eight years and who has run over 25 eRAs (electronic Reverse [...]
In the article attached below, Purchasing.com from February 17-2005, Jim carbone pointed out already that e-Sourcing technologies were freeing up time for buyers to work on strategic sourcing. Nothing new there, but quotes and lesson learned from Motorola or Scientific Atlanta are quite valuable to read. This article complement the e-Sourcing benefits table from Aberdeen [...]
This article has been published the 20th of April on www.tmcnet.com. It’s interesting to see how Public bodies are appreciating e-Auctions and to hear finally that reverse auctions are not only about the cheapest price… if the buyer wants so.
The OGC is once again encouraging local authorities to use reverse auctions to buy products but [...]
The US Army Corps of Engineers says that reverse auctions are not a MUST for Construction Services. Article published on www.construction.com – 08/02/04 – US
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says in a July 26 report that Internet-based reverse auctions are a strategic acquisition tool, but that they should be used primarily for commodities procurement [...]
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