SmartSource, a robust technology platform, helps companies make faster, better business decisions. Its functionality supplements a company's strategic sourcing strategy and allows buyers to perform their jobs at higher, more efficient levels. Other advantages include:

• Control - the Iasta product philosophy is that control should reside with the SmartSource user. The user should determine what projects to run, when to run them, who should participate and how to structure them.

• Simple navigation structure - Iasta designed SmartSource to have a navigation structure that is universally recognized and easy to learn. The SmartSource platform is structured in a familiar tree-structure. As a result, upon receiving access to the platform, many users start building projects immediately, without User Training.

• Integrated code base - Our application was built from the ground-up, not through acquisition. As a result, all features work well together and flow from one project phase through the next. Users never need to generate extra, cumbersome keystrokes in order to work with their project data.

• Embedded features and functionality - SmartSource is not a module-based application. All relevant sourcing functionality - Management Dashboard, e-RFx/Auction, Decision Optimization, Contract Management, Project Management and Document Library - is part of the platform.

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• Management Dashboard - This powerful tool provides a cockpit view to better Supply Management. It enables users to have greater visibility into project velocity and project workflow status across the entire user community, or just one user. Additionally, companies can create custom classification structures and associate a project or supplier with one or more categories.

• e-RFx / Auction - This highly adaptable and flexible sourcing engine enables companies to communicate directly with suppliers through a variety of project types such as auctions (forward and reverse), RFIs, RFQs, RFPs or sealed bids.

• Decision Optimization - Because this optimization-based decision analysis tool is integrated with the other SmartSource features, users no longer need to build separate spreadsheets. Companies can make the best decisions - faster - by evaluating the impact of price and non-price factor constraints on bid results. Because SmartSource shares the same code-base, any sourcing projects created in the e-RFx/Auction engine can quickly leverage the Decision Optimization engine. Sourcing data does not need to be exported then uploaded.

• Contract Management - Contract Management provides a centralized, built-in tracking engine with triggers, alerts and version/access control. The Contract Management component is embedded within SmartSource, thereby making it easy for buyers to find, use and track the right contract for the right sourcing project.

• Project Management - Project Management improves collaboration between different people, different suppliers and different places. It is closely integrated with e-RFx/Auction (auctions, sealed bids, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs) so that buyers can organize projects, prioritize activities, assign tasks, create triggers and monitor participation. Because SmartSource shares the same code-base, all e-RFx/Auction projects can leverage Project Management and track participation, set deadlines and triggers, and manage multi-stage sourcing projects.

• Document Library - This easily accessible component provides a single repository for all documents regardless of type or format. Companies can organize all local or global documents, as well as ensure their freshness and ownership with the version control functionality.

If you are interested in more details about SmartSource, please contact Iasta at sales@iasta.com.

If you are interested in more details about SmartSource, please contact Iasta at sales@iasta.com.

Iasta's goal is to improve the effectiveness of every team member who uses the SmartSource platform by providing world-class support and service. Designed to be flexible and easily assessable for large or small Sourcing Teams, the SmartSupport program combines Application Support, User Training and Collaborative Services into three simple support categories. SmartSupport enables companies to select the level of support they want based on their sourcing requirements, in-house expertise and budget.




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