Paladin, CombineNet partner

Paladin, CombineNet partner    Paladin Associates, a sourcing consulting firm with expertise in finance and operations management, has partnered with CombineNet, a sourcing technology provider, to bring improved sourcing capabilities to mid-sized companies.
   'Our strategy at CombineNet is to make our advanced sourcing product easier to adopt and drive benefit to a larger array of customers.    Paladin is an ideal partner for us to help mid-market clients achieve results similar to those found within our largest customers who are using our sourcing technology,' said Dean Arnold, CombineNet's vice president of strategic business development, in a statement.
   The CombineNet ASAP technology is leveraged as part of Paladins project consulting engagements for any spend category: direct materials, indirect spend, transportation, packaging, and corporate services.    Paladins use of CombineNet ASAP will help clients conduct better online supplier bid collection, consider alternative supplier responses, consider price and non-price factors, and run optimal scenarios to arrive at best-value supplier awards decisions.