In the News
CombineNet, Inc. and our advanced sourcing technology and customers are featured in a number of trade and business publications worldwide.
2013 News
Procurement Transformation and the Management of Retail Indirect Spends
Supply Chain Brain — May 15, 2013
CombineNet’s senior vice president of strategic sourcing discusses how more retailers today are looking at the way they manage their non-merchandising indirect spends, and procurement transformation is increasingly coming into the conversation.
Two Perspectives on Procurement Transformation
Buyer’s Meeting Point — May 3, 2013
Recap of CombineNet’s recent webinar featuring the CPO of the Kellogg Company and the outcomes of their first wave in a new Procurement Transformation effort.
Leveraging Aggregated Spend for Efficiency & Innovation through Advanced E-Sourcing Technology
Global Logistics Media — April 13, 2013
CombineNet’s director of product marketing takes a look at some of the complex questions logistics procurement teams should be asking — and can answer when using advanced e-sourcing technology
Five Ways E-Procurement Can Drive Procurement Transformation
Supply Management/CIPS Blog — March 27, 2013
CombineNet’s CEO reviews specific areas where advanced sourcing solutions can boost procurement transformation initiatives.
Managing Top and Bottom Lines with Retail Indirect Spend
Buyers Meeting Point — March 21, 2013
In this article learn how CombineNet's retail customers are taking a new approach to strategic sourcing of indirect categories allowing them to tap into undiscovered savings in often "mature" categories.
Four "What Ifs" for 2013: New Horizons in E-Sourcing
Beauty Packaging — February 19, 2013
Senior vice president of strategic sourcing at CombineNet makes the case for using advanced e-sourcing solutions to make the sourcing of packaging materials more efficient.
Spend Matters Names CombineNet 1 of Top 5 Specialist Vendors to Talk to in 2013
Spend Matters PRO — January 24, 2013
CombineNet is the only sourcing solution provider named to the list. Learn more about what Spend Matters had to say.
CombineNet Names New Strategic Sourcing Chief
Supply Chain Management Review — January 17, 2013
The former senior executive for Johnson & Johnson promises to place an emphasis on spend management.
CombineNet Named to World’s 30 Most Innovative Supply Chain Companies List
SCM Operations — January 2013
In this blog dedicated to Supply Chain Management operations topics, CombineNet is named to a top 30 list of companies focused on innovative research and development efforts that drive solutions for supply chain-based companies.
2012 News
Sourcing Scenario Analysis: You Can't Crunch What You Don't Gather
My Purchasing Center — December 17, 2012
CombineNet's VP of Product Management describes strategies to drive improvements to the sourcing analytics process.
Webinar Notes: 2013 E-Sourcing Resolution — Create Win-Win Solutions with Suppliers
Buyers Meeting Point — December 14, 2012
In this article Buyers Meeting Point discusses the featured webinar hosted by CombineNet.
It’s a New Era for E-Sourcing – How Procurement Leaders are Adapting
CPO Event Blog — December 13, 2012
Discussion of what CPOs can do to assess the best e-sourcing strategy and technology solution to support their overall procurement strategies.
A Packaging Makeover: Using Advanced Sourcing for Innovation
GCI Magazine (Global Cosmetics) — November 13, 2012
Beauty companies know that packaging can make all the difference in how well their products move off the shelves. But new materials and design don’t only impact the consumer’s senses. They also can mean big changes to the production of products, and beauty brand owners can’t lose sight of important product aspects like the shelf life and safety that packaging addresses. In this article, CombineNet explores with GCI Magazine how closer collaboration with Procurement and use of advanced sourcing strategies can help capitalize on supplier innovations and drive improvements for packaging categories.
How Next-Generation E-Sourcing Teases Out Supplier Innovation
Food Manufacturing — November 11, 2012
In this CombineNet-authored article, sourcing professionals in the food manufacturing industry learn how they can best leverage e-sourcing technology to drive better results for their supply chains.
Media Buying...the Devil is in the Dettol
Spend Matters UK/Europe — October 22, 2012
Spend Matters recently met up with CombineNet and customer Reckitt Benckiser to discuss their use of advanced e-sourcing technology for media and advertising procurement.
CombineNet Adds Product Capabilities to E-Sourcing Suite
Supply & Demand Chain Executive — October 9, 2012
CombineNet’s latest sourcing software release features improvements to supplier bidding and greater buyer control over assigned awards.
Good Times for CombineNet, Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) — August 2012
In this in-depth 12-page profile of CombineNet, TEC looks at the story of CombineNet and our laser-focused offering in strategic sourcing optimization and bid evaluations.
Kudos to CombineNet: Leadership in Sourcing of Transportation Services
Healthcare Matters — August 3, 2012
CombineNet congratulates its 3PL customers for recent North American 3PL Awards. CombineNet’s sweet spot has long been in the area of sourcing transportation services. The company’s solutions are best-in-class, as advertised, and should be short listed by any company looking to make improvements in sourcing logistics.
Retailer Dresses Up its Process for Buying Ocean Transportation
SupplyChainBrain — June 12, 2012
Low-cost apparel retailer Primark wasn't content with just a tool for capturing ocean transportation bids. It needed a reliable way to commit weekly business to select carriers so they would be available when it needed them prior to the peak holiday shopping season, and turned to CombineNet ASAP®.
Complexity in the Supply Chain, And the Opportunities Therein
SupplyChainBrain — April 2, 2012
Penned by Steve Brooke, Chief Technology Officer of CombineNet, this article looks at how the ever-increasingly complex and global supply chain is placing new requirements on sourcing and supplier collaboration in the RFP process.
Spend Matters discusses CombineNet's partnerships with Spend Radar and Upside Software
Spend Matters — February 23, 2012
Part one of Jason Busch's review of CombineNet's partnership announcements with Spend Radar and Upside Software.
Vendor Snapshot: CombineNet
Spend Matters — February 8, 2012
Spend Matters provides a review of CombineNet ASAP - the advanced e-sourcing product.
Hurray for the Pureplays: Building relationships in upstream spend management – part 1
Aberdeen Group – Blogs — February 7, 2012
Aberdeen analyst comments on new partnership announcement between CombineNet and Spend Radar that offers the CombineNet Spend Analysis solution.
2011 News
Buyers Meeting Point Reviews "Taking Strategic Sourcing to the Next Level at A.P. Moller-Maersk" Webinar
Buyers Meeting Point — December 1, 2011
Buyers Meeting Point attends many sales and procurement webinars/webcasts and reviews them to help their readers stay on top of the major themes in procurement and supply chain management. Read their review of CombineNet's recent webinar with Procurement Leaders and our customer A.P. Moller-Maersk.
CombineNet's Market Transformation in Sourcing Optimization
Supply Chain Matters — November 16, 2011
Bob Ferrari of The Ferrari Research and Consulting Group LLC recaps his recent conversation with CombineNet about the company's e-sourcing product developments and growth in new customers.
CombineNet Adds New Features to E-Sourcing Product
SupplyChainBrain — September 22, 2011
CombineNet Inc. has made available several new features in CombineNet ASAP, the vendor's electronic sourcing product.
The Right Tools - Breaking the Excel Habit for RFPs
Supply & Demand Chain Executive — September 15, 2011
The prevalence of Excel use for e-sourcing RFIs and RFPs is surprising, given the availability of e-sourcing and procurement software suites. CombineNet digs in to why this habit persists, why it is detrimental to strategic sourcing, and how to evaluate alternative solutions.
CombineNet Continues its Leadership Transformation – Part 2
Spend Matters — August 30, 2011
Part two of Q&A with CombineNet's new CTO, Steve Brooke, about his track record in the procurement space, the experience from his CTO role at Procuri that he feels he brings to CombineNet, and his product vision.
CombineNet Continues its Leadership Transformation – Part 1
Spend Matters — August 25, 2011
Part one of Q&A with CombineNet's new CTO, Steve Brooke, about his track record in the procurement space, the experience from his CTO role at Procuri that he feels he brings to CombineNet, and his product vision.
CombineNet Offers Sourcing Diagnostic
Pittsburgh Business Times — July 21, 2011
CombineNet talks about its new offering of a free Sourcing Health Check program to help companies identify new areas for e-sourcing process improvements and savings.
Gartner Says Worldwide SaaS Revenue is Forecast to Grow 21% in 2011
Logistics Management — July 17, 2011
CombineNet director of product marketing comments on growing adoption of SaaS products like CombineNet ASAP in light of Gartner's predictions for the SaaS market.
Spreadsheets be Gone: CombineNet Offers an Alternative to Excel for Parsing Transportation Procurement Bid Information
American Shipper — July 2011
Bayer AG's lead ocean buyer talks about their use of CombineNet for improving collection and analysis of transportation bid data from carriers, and CombineNet ASAP's Expressive Bidding capability is highlighted.
CombineNet - Advanced Sourcing Pushes Ahead
Spend Matters UK/Europe — June 28, 2011
Peter Smith describes why "CombineNet has had an excited last 12 months."
Beyond Reverse Auctions/E-Sourcing -- Advanced Sourcing/Optimization Portend Big Shifts – Part 2
Spend Matters — June 23, 2011
In the second part of his coverage on new CombineNet e-sourcing customer usage findings, executive editor Jason Busch talks about broader adoption of advanced sourcing technology and what this may mean for the role of reverse auctions moving forward.
Beyond Reverse Auctions/E-Sourcing -- Advanced Sourcing/Optimization Portend Big Shifts – Part 1
Spend Matters — June 22, 2011
Executive editor Jason Busch takes a close look at recent findings announced from CombineNet on customer sourcing events run in the CombineNet ASAP e-sourcing solution.
VIDEO: CombineNet Speaks about Taming Direct Materials and Commodities Sourcing
SupplyChainBrain — June 15, 2011
In this video interview, CombineNet describes how strategic sourcing and advanced e-sourcing solutions can help with spend management in the volatile markets for commodities and direct materials.
CPO Shop Talk: P&G Purchases and Sourcing Optimization
CPO Rising — March 30, 2011
Andrew Bartolini highlights key take-aways from CombineNet's Sourcing Visionaries event and keynote presentation by CombineNet customer Procter & Gamble.
2011 Market Trends Report: Procurement Systems
Software Advice — March 7, 2011
The report highlights two key trends that align with CombineNet: the growing demand for "advanced sourcing" tools, and customers' increased prioritization of an application's ease-of-use.
CombineNet Releases Update of Sourcing Application Platform
Supply Chain Brain — March 3, 2011
CombineNet Inc. has released version 4.5 of its Advanced Sourcing Application Platform (ASAP).
CombineNet Awarded Six U.S. Patents for Advanced, Strategic Sourcing Optimization Methodologies
Supply Chain Brain — January 19, 2011
Following action by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, CombineNet finished 2010 with 16 patents in sourcing optimization in its portfolio.
2010 News
CombineNet Adds to Executive Ranks
Pittsburgh Business Times — December 1, 2010
Sourcing software market CombineNet, Inc. adds to its management team with new faces coming on board for sales, marketing, product management, and business development.
Beyond Freemarkets: CombineNet takes advanced sourcing tech to the next level, hiring
Pop City Media — December 1, 2010
CombineNet is capitalizing on advanced sourcing technology that has overcome the initial limitations of the early sourcing enterprises that had revolutionized how businesses buy goods and services.
For an Online Marketplace, it's Better Late Than Never
The New York Times — Sunday Business, November 21, 2010
CombineNet's sourcing technology provides "a level of refinement not seen in years past" for companies including Procter & Gamble, showing the value in today's online supplier marketplaces.
Shippers' IT: Transportation Procurement Best Practice
American Shipper — August 2010
CombineNet comments on American Shipper magazine's second annual Transportation Procurement Benchmark Study, and why automation and centralized practices are key themes.
IT Thought Leader: Rich Wilson
inboundlogistics.com — April 2010
CombineNet's President and COO Rich Wilson answers questions on industry trends and the economy's effect on best practices.
2009 News
Getting the Most from Optimization at the US Postal Service
Inside Supply Management Magazine — April 2009
US Postal Service was awarded the R. Gene Richter Award for Leadership and Innovation in Supply Management for its use of CombineNet's sourcing optimization technology across multiple areas of its supply chain.
2008 News
Redefining Sustainability: Saving Money, Reducing Risk and Going Green
Spend Matters — October 2008
Spend Matters editor Jason Busch has authored a new Spend Matters Perspective exploring the cost and supply benefits of sustainable sourcing strategies, sponsored by CombineNet.
2005 News
Fully Loaded
Supply Management Magazine — September 2005
Optimised e-sourcing: Beyond Reverse Auctions
CPO Agenda — April 2005
2004 News
How P&G Buys Plastics
Modern Plastics — December 2004
P&G Boosts Leverage
Purchasing Magazine — November 2004
