Daily Archives: August 28, 2006

Optimization IV: POE or BoB?

When choosing an optimization solution, you generally have two choices: a Platform Optimization Engine that is integrated into a strategic sourcing suite (such as Iasta’s Bid Optimization 1.0 that runs on top of industry standard solvers such as Ilog’s CPlex) or a standalone Best of Breed product (such as CombineNet’s customized optimization platforms based on their proprietary solution algorithms customized for certain problem domains and models). The question is – which is best for you? As you probably have guessed, … More