Outsourcing e-auction.

1. TradingPartners Who? What? Why?

4. Global Footprint Since opening in 2000, TradingPartners has worked with more than 300 of the world’s leading companies Atlanta Chicago London Shanghai Offices Stamford Dallas Expansion

5. Technology Outsourcing Consulting What Do We Do? More Than Just Running eAuctions

6. The TradingPartners eAuction Process Post - eAuction Review eAuction Pre-eAuction Review 4 – 8 weeks Supplier Training and Conditioning Issue Invitation to Quote Supplier Selection Sourcing Strategy Data Management Spend Analysis So more than just software and an auction date…. TradingPartners acts like a full-service SWAT Team that augments your procurement efforts to maximize speed and optimize savings.

7. Saving Money is The Objective Consistently Successful eAuction categories Spend Category TradingPartners Average Saving % Average Number of Participating Suppliers Office supplies 25% 4 Telecommunications 28% 5 Multi-functional print devices 30% 7 Stationary and printing 26% 5 IT Hardware 19% 8 Office Furniture 20% 5 2007 Company Statistics Total client spend run through our process: $5 Billion Collective identified savings for clients: circa $1 Billion

8. Our Success Rate is Extraordinary * “Japanese” style auction $11.5 million saved Category Location # of Suppliers Total Bids Spend Spend $ Equivalent Savings Savings $ Equivalent % Saved Office Furniture U.S.A 4 28 $2.8M $2.8M $375K $375K 13.23% Office Supplies UK 8 205 £2.9M $5.65M £1M $1.95M 34.36% Telecommunications UK 12 509 £305K $595K £79K $154K 25.89% Vehicle Hire UK 3 * £497K $969K £118K $230K 23.76% Envelopes U.S.A. 6 64 $1.5M $1.5M $312K $312K 14.85% Waste Management U.S.A. 19 127 $1.5M $1.5M $203K $203K 13.45% IT Hardware UK 6 118 £675K $1.3M £113K $220K 16.92% Office Furniture U.S.A. 6 111 $8.7M $8.7M $2.2M $2.22M 25.51% Office Supplies UK 4 182 £3.3M $6.43M £909K $1.77M 27.52% Relocation Services U.S.A. 22 280 $4.6M $4.6M $1.9M $1.93M 41.95% High Volume Print UK 6 31 £1.9M $3.07M £1.24M $2.14M 63.60%

10. Significant R.O.I. Is the Goal Fee “capped” Identified Savings Our fee is CONTINGENT; if we don’t find savings, we don’t charge you.

11. We Strive to WOW our Clients

12. Our Clients Are World-Class

13. TradingPartners CEO among Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s 2008 Pros to Know Marc Halpin And The Marketplace is Noticing.....

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