The following is an overview of the capabilities of a selection of e-Sourcing suites.
Platform |
Spend Analysis |
e-Sourcing
(e-RFI, e-RFQ, e-Auction) |
Project Management |
Contract Life Cycle Management (CLM) |
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) |
Comments |
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Established |
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Gartner "Magic Quadrant" solution acquired by SAP in 2012 |
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Not for 11.2, but Established for XE
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Some |
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Two Gartner "Magic Quadrant" platforms: XE (private sector) &11.2 (public sector) |
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Some |
Some |
Strong product life-cycle management capabilities for direct materials |
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Expressive Bidding & Advanced Optimisation. Auction capability is new |
Some |
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A "Best of Breed" Collaborative Optimisation platform |
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Established |
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Some |
Some |
Rated highly for Platform Integration & Customer Experience by Gartner |
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Established |
Established |
Established |
Established |
Established |
Premium market offering
Gartner "Magic Quadrant" solution |
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Established |
Established |
Established |
Some |
Established |
Strong platform integration |
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Established |
Established |
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Some |
Some |
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Some |
Established. Less auction capability |
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Strong platform integration |
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Some |
Some |
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Based upon SAP a Gartner "Magic Quadrant" solution (SaaS) |
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Some |
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Some |
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Strong platform integration |
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Gartner "Magic Quadrant" solution. Acquired Ariba in 2012. |
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Some |
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Expressive Bidding, Advanced Optimisation & some auction capability |
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Some |
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A "Best of Breed" Collaborative Optimisation platform |
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