Advanced Sourcing
Advanced Sourcing Application Platform (ASAP)
CombineNet Energy's Advanced Sourcing Application Platform (ASAP) is the industry's most powerful sourcing platform. Powered by a proprietary, patented combinatorial optimization engine and delivered On-Demand via the Web, ASAP delivers the absolute best total cost of goods and services based on the purchasing organization's unique business needs; at the same time significantly increasing the speed and efficiency of the sourcing cycle.
ASAP helps companies reap the benefits of Expressive Commerce through a growing list of category-specific and buyer definable sourcing managers as well as custom-built sourcing projects. Whether your sourcing strategy calls for an RFP/sealed bid event, a Reverse Auction, or a combination of both, ASAP delivers the optimal solution for your sourcing projects.
Features such as Expressive Bidding® gives the utmost flexibility to suppliers to put their best proposals on the table; and Scenario BuilderSM enables your entire team to analyze these proposals against an unlimited number of business rules, constraints and preferences to find the best award allocation.
ASAP-based products are delivered in a self-service, configurable solution that you can have configured and working in hours, not days. Additionally, suppliers are able to bid using their preferred language and currencies, removing all language barriers from your global sourcing opportunities. For more unique situations, custom sourcing projects can be rapidly developed using the same ASAP framework.
Expressive Commerce
Expressive Commerce™ is made possible by CombineNet Energy's Advanced Sourcing Application Platform (ASAP). Expressive Commerce is an innovative technology-enabled business practice in which open communication between buyers and suppliers results in a more collaborative marketplace – and better results.
Through Expressive Commerce, buyers are empowered to provide more information about their sourcing needs, constraints and preferences; in the same system, suppliers are encouraged to provide expressive bids that better meet the needs of both the buyer and supplier, driving greater efficiency and innovation into the supply chain.
The result: An advanced online capability to collect and analyze expressive proposals based on the organization's business goals and operational constraints in order to obtain the optimal solution.