AgileSourcing.AI

Problem with Traditional eRFP Systems

Most sourcing tools treat all SKUs the same - and that costs you money.

Traditional eRFP tools force simple item/catalog bidding that doesn't handle complex bundles.
When events include many items from overlapping suppliers, savings are buried.
Episodic bids ignore long-term supplier relationships, increasing admin effort.
The 80/20 mindset leaves the "Unpriced Tail" unoptimized - and vendors know it.

A huge portion of savings never gets captured - especially in that 20% tail.

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Smart Sourcing Solutions That Drive Real Value

We've spent nearly 30 years helping clients unlock far greater value from their sourcing programs. Traditional systems simply ask for prices - but don't guide you on how to structure pricing or harness competition. Our approach flips that on its head. We use proven pricing strategies that generate stronger competition, better insights, and better alignment between buyers and suppliers - leading to deeper savings and smarter decisions.

Here's how we break down sourcing solutions in a way that actually works:

Tellingly, most eRFP platforms are built at the item level.

Because of this top-down architecture, they struggle to support more advanced pricing approaches that require disaggregated math — such as risk-based, benchmarked, or cost-model pricing.

Agile Sourcing is built differently. Our platform is architected from the lowest level up, starting with cost-model components that are algorithmically combined to compute bids for individual items. This bottom-up design supports highly granular pricing elements, complex algorithms, and virtually unlimited baselines — enabling instant, insight-driven strategic sourcing decisions.

Bottom-up cost modeling enables advanced scenario and decision analysis.