Paladin Associates is partnering with CombineNet, Inc. to offer improved sourcing capabilities to mid-sized companies. Paladin is a strategic sourcing consultancy with expertise in finance and operations management. CombineNet is a vendor of sourcing software. Under the new arrangement, Paladin is offering its clients the CombineNet Advanced Sourcing Application Platform (ASAP). According to the partners, the deal will help Paladin clients to reduce costs across a broad range of spend areas, while minimizing supply-chain risk and boosting operational efficiency. The CombineNet ASAP technology becomes part of Paladin's project consulting engagements for direct materials, indirect spend, transportation, packaging and corporate services. ASAP is delivered under a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.
