e-Sourcing Tools

This is a great article and basically what I have been saying for years...e-Sourcing Tools — Means to an End by Andy Sealock. The first three paragraphs sum it all up in my mind. e-sourcing tools can have all the functionality in the world but if your processes do not back it up, they might as well be shelfware. I believe this is where NowSource has distinguished itself, as we do not just provide you with a "sourcing application" we review your processes with you and assist in providing the functionality to fit YOUR process. Not too make the process fit the tool. I believe this to be the fundamental difference in our tool vs. other tools on the market.

Day 2 On-Demand Exihibtion

Show floor is picking up right away this morning. Yesterday I met with a purchasing manager of a cooperative buying group that has just recently been organized. So do you think cooperative purchasing is a viable option in the print industry? Co-ops, have waxed and waned over the years but overall cooperative purchasing is a powerful tool to help organizations see real value for their purchasing dollar. Systems like Cross-Wind/NowSource are a means by which product specifications and management of the producers can be controlled by the co-op and still provide easy access for the customer to submit their orders. So again, do you think a co-op environment would work for purchasing print?