Comments on: Two stage reverse auctions http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/01/29/two-stage-reverse-auctions/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:40:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: reverse auctions http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/01/29/two-stage-reverse-auctions/#comment-8397 reverse auctions Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:28:07 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=335#comment-8397 I cannot understand the frozen market ideal. It is not fair to offer someone an opportunity to list items to the benefit the buyer? I think it is about time. I cannot understand the frozen market ideal. It is not fair to offer someone an opportunity to list items to the benefit the buyer? I think it is about time.

]]> By: reverse auctions http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/01/29/two-stage-reverse-auctions/#comment-4498 reverse auctions Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:28:20 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=335#comment-4498 Suppliers that want open relationship and that are fair in their pricing will never get upset if you invite them for a reverse auction. If they do, that means that they thought they have the frozen market share just for themselves and that is not good. Suppliers that want open relationship and that are fair in their pricing will never get upset if you invite them for a reverse auction. If they do, that means that they thought they have the frozen market share just for themselves and that is not good.

]]> By: Michael Lamoureux http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/01/29/two-stage-reverse-auctions/#comment-4351 Michael Lamoureux Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:34:49 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=335#comment-4351 This is going to sound like an arrogant PhD venting, and it probably is, but if it were only that simple. Litter can simply be picked up and discarded by anyone with the patience and willpower to do so. And it's not just the ego-inflated ivy leaguers you refer to that cause all the problems ... it's also the academics who don't leave their ivory towers long enough to understand what the problems truly are, who nonetheless attempt to lead the way with their advice based on their perception of the problem, which is not necessarily the right advice to be doling out. This is going to sound like an arrogant PhD venting, and it probably is, but if it were only that simple. Litter can simply be picked up and discarded by anyone with the patience and willpower to do so.

And it’s not just the ego-inflated ivy leaguers you refer to that cause all the problems … it’s also the academics who don’t leave their ivory towers long enough to understand what the problems truly are, who nonetheless attempt to lead the way with their advice based on their perception of the problem, which is not necessarily the right advice to be doling out.

]]> By: David Bush - Iasta http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/01/29/two-stage-reverse-auctions/#comment-4350 David Bush - Iasta Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:49:08 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=335#comment-4350 Thanks Eric, of course my comment is VERY strongly tongue in cheek. I went to public school my whole life and the software industry is littered with the wreckage of people who think they are smarter than everyone and fail miserably. I guess you have to give credit that most of the time they play with other people's checkbook, which is pretty clever when you cannot execute. Thanks Eric, of course my comment is VERY strongly tongue in cheek. I went to public school my whole life and the software industry is littered with the wreckage of people who think they are smarter than everyone and fail miserably. I guess you have to give credit that most of the time they play with other people’s checkbook, which is pretty clever when you cannot execute.

]]> By: Eric Strovink http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/01/29/two-stage-reverse-auctions/#comment-4349 Eric Strovink Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:40:00 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=335#comment-4349 The two-stage approach to auctions is very old news, of course, but it is nice to see academics finally catching on. And, I wouldn't be so disparaging about public degrees. The best programmer I ever hired was from SIU/Carbondale, and tied for worst were an MIT and a Carnegie Mellon grad. I like your caveats; important for businesses that can't throw their weight around like the F500. The two-stage approach to auctions is very old news, of course, but it is nice to see academics finally catching on. And, I wouldn’t be so disparaging about public degrees. The best programmer I ever hired was from SIU/Carbondale, and tied for worst were an MIT and a Carnegie Mellon grad.

I like your caveats; important for businesses that can’t throw their weight around like the F500.

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