CombineNet Again Named Great Supply Chain Partner by SupplyChainBrain Readers for Sourcing Solutions

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CombineNet, Inc., the leading provider of best-in-class online sourcing technology solutions for global supply chains, today announced that it has been recognized by SupplyChainBrain readers as a "2012 Great Supply Chain Partner." This award represents the fourth consecutive year that the advanced sourcing solution company has achieved recognition in this list of supply chain industry leaders.

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Over the course of six months, SupplyChainBrain asked its readers to nominate vendors and service providers whose solutions have made a significant impact on their company's efficiency, customer service and overall supply chain performance in 2012. Nominations were received for hundreds of trading partners in every aspect of supply chain management. The result is the 10th annual list of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners, available online at: http://www.supplychainbrain.com.  

"Our compliments to CombineNet on making the list of those 100 companies who received the most qualified nominations," said Brad Berger, publisher of SupplyChainBrain. "We're pleased to recognize the companies who have so impressed our readers that they took the time to let us know."

"We thank our customers for sharing their stories with SupplyChainBrain. This repeat award is a very welcome recognition of the power that CombineNet's advanced sourcing solution has in getting more spend under management and driving stronger real-world business results," said Rich Wilson, chief executive officer of CombineNet. "Our Expressive Bidding® and sourcing optimization capabilities together make CombineNet ASAP® for e-sourcing the choice of best-in-class companies who want to realize the full power of their strategic sourcing plans."

SupplyChainBrain, the world's most comprehensive supply chain management information resource, is accessed year round through a wide range of ever evolving multi-media formats by hundreds of thousands of senior level industry executives. In addition to addressing the fundamental principles of supply-chain management, SupplyChainBrain identifies emerging trends, technologies and best practices, forward thinking ideas and cutting-edge solutions, and continues to write and report about these as they evolve and mature.

The 2012 July/August issue of SupplyChainBrain includes the select list of companies.  To view SupplyChainBrain's article and complete list of winners online: http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/general-scm/business-strategy-alignment/single-article-page/article/100-great-supply-chain-partners-2/

SupplyChainBrain also recently published a customer success story about a major retailer's use of CombineNet to improve its ocean sourcing strategy. Access the article at: http://www.combinenet.com/resource-center/casestudies/primark.php

About CombineNet

CombineNet, Inc. delivers award-winning best-in-class e-sourcing software solutions through its products CombineNet ASAP^® for advanced e-sourcing, CombineNet Spend Analysis, and CombineNet Contract Management. Using these Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based sourcing products, CombineNet customers can rapidly adopt proven solutions for increasing spend under management and improving enterprise spend insights. Now in its twelfth year in business, CombineNet is known for its track record in driving significant bottom-line and productivity savings for its clientele which includes: Procter & Gamble, General Mills, Sears, Johnson & Johnson, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Bayer, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Reckitt Benckiser, AstraZeneca, and many more Global 2000 firms. www.combinenet.com

SOURCE CombineNet, Inc.