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	<title>SafeSourcing Blog &#187; Online Procurement</title>
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		<title>Is the inclusion of freight in an e- bid or reverse auction equal to the net landed cost?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/02/09/is-the-inclusion-of-freight-in-an-e-bid-or-reverse-auction-equal-to-the-net-landed-cost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The simple answer is no, and quite often this can be the most complicated part of any e-bid, reverse auction or traditional procurement process.]]></description>
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		<title>Here is how to insure that your e-procurement bids as successful as possible</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/01/11/here-is-how-to-insure-that-your-e-procurement-bids-as-successful-as-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are keys to understanding and making your bidding competitive and successful when using e-negotiation tools.]]></description>
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		<title>Should I buy on demand software (SaaS) for my e-procurement needs?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/10/should-i-buy-on-demand-software-saas-for-my-e-procurement-needs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/10/should-i-buy-on-demand-software-saas-for-my-e-procurement-needs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'd like to piggy back on a post from the Doctor at Sourcing Innovation and republish an old post that provides some additional reasons why Software as a Service is the right way to go for your e-procurement needs.]]></description>
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		<title>E-procurement.What’s in a definition?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/02/e-procurement-what%e2%80%99s-in-a-definition/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/02/e-procurement-what%e2%80%99s-in-a-definition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2b Reverse Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B2b Supply Chain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Tool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Procurement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reverse Auction Procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Chain Procurement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It really depends on who you ask and what you are asking them and in too many cases the answer is driven by what someone wants to sell you.]]></description>
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		<title>So, just what is a retail market exchange?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/19/so-just-what-is-a-retail-market-exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/19/so-just-what-is-a-retail-market-exchange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite often when I meet with retailers the question comes up as to what the difference is between a market (retail) exchange and the typical RFI to RFQ process that results in a reverse auction.]]></description>
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		<title>Retail buyers need to think individually and act collectively in their e-negotiations.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/03/retail-buyers-need-to-think-individually-and-act-collectively-in-their-e-negotiations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/03/retail-buyers-need-to-think-individually-and-act-collectively-in-their-e-negotiations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Sourcing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.safesourcing.com/?p=8369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The art of negotiation is just that an art. In order to be successful at it one requires the skill to convince all parties in the negotiation that each has something to gain.]]></description>
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		<title>Pricing for Retail E-Procurement can be interesting!</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/07/27/pricing-for-retail-e-procurement-can-be-interesting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/07/27/pricing-for-retail-e-procurement-can-be-interesting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Sourcing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eprocurement Auction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you review using retail e-procurement tools you may not always get what you pay for. In fact you are probably paying way to much.]]></description>
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		<title>Yesterday’s post created a lot of questions relative to attacking Gross Margin!</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/06/30/yesterday%e2%80%99s-post-created-a-lot-of-questions-relative-to-attacking-gross-margin/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/06/30/yesterday%e2%80%99s-post-created-a-lot-of-questions-relative-to-attacking-gross-margin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Outsourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Purchasing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During yesterdays post we posed the question. Where is the best place for retailers to spend their effort to improve profitability?]]></description>
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		<title>Where is the best place for retailers to spend their effort to improve profitability?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/06/29/where-is-the-best-place-for-retailers-to-spend-their-effort-to-improve-profitability/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/06/29/where-is-the-best-place-for-retailers-to-spend-their-effort-to-improve-profitability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Reverse Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Outsourcing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This has always been a great question for retailers. Should we attack the bottom line by focusing on shrink, cost of goods or gross margin?]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers we Dare you to Compare. We’ll run one event for you FOR FREE and if you don’t save a minimum of 15%.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/06/21/retailers-we-dare-you-to-compare-we%e2%80%99ll-run-one-event-for-you-for-free-and-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-save-a-minimum-of-15/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/06/21/retailers-we-dare-you-to-compare-we%e2%80%99ll-run-one-event-for-you-for-free-and-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-save-a-minimum-of-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eprocurement Auction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We read about fantastic savings results from e-procurement solution providers all of the time. We don’t think they beat us.]]></description>
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