European e-B to B enriched by a partnership between ANSWORK and SynerDeal.

ANSWORK, the private marketplace operator that specialises in electronic inter-company business, and SynerDeal, an operational purchasing consultancy company, have announced that they have signed a partnership agreement designed to enrich and complete their respective service offerings.

"We chose SynerDeal for their genuine purchasing expertise and their rock-solid references. ANSWORK can now offer its clients a full range of solutions covering every stage of the procurement process" says Dominique Engasser, ANSWORK's CEO.

This partnership enables ANSWORK to combine its skills in the fields of procurement processes and electronic purchasing with SynerDeal's expertise in ePurchasing (Internet-optimized purchasing) to offer their clients comprehensive solutions to the problems of Purchasing and Procurement. Two distinct solutions have been devised to achieve this:

1. A "made to measure" solution that combines:     
   a. SynerDeal's methodology as applied to buyers' analytical requirements, strategic sourcing, writing and hosting buyers' RFI/RFQ documents, supplier selection, putting suppliers' catalogues on line and negotiating by reverse auction.     
   b. ANSWORK's solutions for the problems of participative eProcurement, drawing up and managing electronic catalogues, reconciliation / billing / payment and reporting.
   
   
2. An "industry standard" solution service, for defined general categories of purchase (maintenance supplies, paper, office consumables, etc.) that can be handled more simply and rapidly on the Internet.

"The way our two companies complement one another makes this a powerful partnership! With SynerDeal concentrating on negotiating prices and ANSWORK handling and rationalizing all the phases of procurement through to payment, our clients will really see the benefits of this partnership" says Thierry de Cassan, CEO and joint founder of SynerDeal.