Business 2.0, CIO, Information Week, Electronic Business Mobile Computing & Communications. our years ago, after hearing the buzz about reverse auctions, leaders of the Army's ...

In an era of new innovations and strategies, legal operations and procurement leaders have used novel tactics to reduce spend while simultaneously increasing the quality of legal work. But one tactic ...

'Suppliers will kick and scream before they participate...' In the world of B2B auctions, the reverse auction is king. But is that just the buyer talking? Adrian Mello investigates the benefits or ...

Perhaps the most successful federal example of a reverse auction came in 2000, when the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) needed 6,200 computers and a few hundred more laptop PCs and ...

A Google case study of its reverse auction process shows the firm is pleased with the results, including finding the lowest bid in 60 minutes—as shown in the featured image—rather than through months ...

IN THIS DAY and age, most of us take it for granted that technology can make a process easier and more efficient. But sometimes it is necessary to take a step back and review if a device is delivering ...

Saving money has always been a prime directive for successful businesses, and for many people, online reverse auctions may look like an effective e-business tool for doing just that. But research and ...

And why some companies say the auctions could backfire. Think, for a minute, about everything it takes to keep a city running. You need people of course — the mayor, the budget director, bus drivers, ...

Last Thursday, fcw.com reported that the Veterans Affairs department's headquarters procurement shop had ordered a temporary halt to use of reverse auctions by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) ...

In the world of B2B auctions, the reverse auction is king. Reverse auctions are so named because, as the auction progresses, prices are bid down rather than up as they are with ordinary forward ...