Spend Matters Sponsor
Iasta
Spend Matters Analysis: Iasta started out as a well-kept secret in the e-sourcing space, competing in its early years largely on a combination of price, ease of use, and the overall likability of its management team and customer-facing organization. From Iasta's founding, reference after reference has supported the notion that Iasta is a company with which customers enjoy doing business. This continues to hold true today, even as Iasta has become far more than just a top e-sourcing vendor, delivering a combination of spend analysis, advanced sourcing/optimization, contract management, and related enabling services ranging from basic category/event support to procurement transformation. The fact that Iasta remains the preferred tool for many consultancies engaged in sourcing programs with their clients reflects the ease of use as well as the depth and capability of their solutions to delight even the most discerning power users. (Spend Matters research suggests more consulting firms use Iasta as their core sourcing than any other competitive product.) It also further displays the ease of working with the Iasta organization (after all, consultants are always tough customers). From its humble beginnings in Indianapolis, Indiana, Iasta has become a top global competitor serving the sourcing and related needs of procurement organizations worldwide.
Sponsor Description: Iasta® is a proven leader of Enterprise Spend Management through SRM Best Practices. Founded in 2000, Iasta helps organizations solve traditional business problems in new ways by providing its customers with cutting-edge tools for making strategic decisions on how to save and spend their valuable resources. Iasta's flagship product, SmartSource SRM®, is the cornerstone to any effective supplier relationship management strategy as it enables companies to analyze, source and optimize business decisions. Our approach to procurement, Cloud Sourcingª, ensures ongoing success by bringing together people, proven processes, and technology into a scalable, turn-key solution that addresses not only traditional purchasing needs, but any kind of complex spend anywhere in the enterprise. The Iasta Consulting Group combines deep sourcing experience with technical knowledge and high levels of customer service to help companies maximize every dollar they spend on goods and services. For more information, please visit www.iasta.com or call +1.317.594.8600.
Spend Matters Analysis:
- http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2009/10/2/A-Recap-of-Spend-Matters-4-Part-lasta-Series
- http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2009/8/26/Are-you-Ready-Its-Time-for-MA-Activity-to-Heat-Up-This-Fall-Part-6
- http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2008/7/22/What-Procurement-Blog-Should-You-Read
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