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Our Demos

Get a tour of our Sourcing Optimizer and Sourcing Automation with these demo video snippets below. Or request your own custom demo today.
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Sourcing Optimizer Demos

Creating Your Sourcing Event

  • Creating a sourcing event
  • Understanding the ‘waterfall’ event navigation
  • Uploading bid sheets and templates

Getting Your Event Ready - Part 1

  • Setting up the event welcome message
  • Managing event access
  • Setting currency options
  • Scheduling and automating bid rounds
  • Including an RFI

Getting Your Event Ready - Part 2

  • Editing and configuring your bid sheet 
  • Building and testing formulas and cost calculations
  • Reviewing event settings
  • Managing bidder “traffic light feedback” settings 

Getting Your Event Ready - Part 3 (Capacity)

  • Collect and optimize minimum and/or maximum capacity
  • At the line-item level
  • At aggregated levels defined by your buyer
  • At aggregated levels defined by the bidder

Configuring Your Supplier Lists and Preferences

  • Adding and inviting suppliers
  • Defining preferences for incumbency and more
  • Using built-in messaging
  • Monitoring bid status 

The Supplier’s View: Bidding in the Sourcing Event

  • Logging in as a supplier
  • Submitting bids
  • Viewing traffic light feedback
  • Applying item-level and global bid inputs

Supporting Different Spend Categories and Creative Bids

  • Viewing example MRO and Packaging events
  • Handling various bid inputs and cost model calculations
  • Viewing examples of bundled discounts and capacity inputs

The Optimizer: Running and Comparing Award Scenarios

  • Starting with a lowest-cost scenario
  • Exploring scenario options based on various constraints
  • Comparing scenarios
  • Optimizing on any attribute

Visualizations & Reporting 

  • Visualizing different scenario outcomes.
  • Downloading charts
  • Zooming in on details
  • Creating custom visualizations

SOURCING AUTOMATION DEMOS

Ocean Sourcing Bot - Part 1

  • Search for existing rates.
  • Requesting a new rate for sourcing.
  • Getting ready to activate the sourcing bot.

Ocean Sourcing Bot - Part 2

  • Reviewing and approving rate sourcing requests.
  • Activating the sourcing bot.
  • Finalizing invited suppliers/carriers
  • Monitoring the sourcing bots work
  • Making your award decision