BRUSSELS SOFTWARE CLUSTER - Bruxelles Invest & Export

BoBex.Com
CuStomer relatIonShIp management (Crm)
Square Sainctelette 12
B-1000 Brussels (Belgium)
phone : +32 2 504 00 80
fax : +32 2 502 45 15
e-mail :
partners@bobex.com
website :
www.bobex.com
Contact person
Jean-Louis VAn MARCKE
function
CEO
date of establishment
2000
number of employees (in Brussels)
25
activities in others countries
Belgium (Bobex.be), France
(Bobex.fr), The netherlands
(Bobex.nl), United Kingdom
(Bobex.co.uk), Germany (Bobex.
de), Sweden (Bobex.se)
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SOFTWARE IN BRUSSELS
general description
Bobex (Buyers Online Business EXchange) is specialized
in online marketplaces.
Bobex offers solutions that improve business relations
between buyers and suppliers. On these
'business-to-business' and 'government-to-business'
trading platforms, supply and demand are
matched through online request for proposal system.
Buyers submit their requests for quote and
matched suppliers can bid on line.
Bobex creates private procurement platforms (customized
sourcing applications in different vertical
industries) as well as open b-to-b marketplaces
(horizontal marketplaces).
developed products
The Bobex applications offer comprehensive solutions
assisting buyers to enhance productivity and
reduce costs. These platforms help organizations
optimize their sourcing processes, from definition
of requirements to supplier management, negotiation
and supplier selection. Bobex streamlines the
processes by empowering employees and suppliers
to collaborate. This results in decreasing process
costs and cycle times.
The platforms are delivered in ASP mode and thus
require no investment in infrastructure. Bobex
also offers a vast range of customized solutions
to rapidly create new marketplaces. Solutions are
implemented in a matter of weeks.
targets and references
The Bobex know-how and methodology already delivered
significant results with more than 300.000
European companies (large corporations, SME
and public administrations) use the Bobex sourcing
tools.
Innovative aspects/advantages
Bobex is the leading operator of horizontal on line
marketplaces in Europe The company offers open
and private sourcing solutions The infrastructure
can process a large amount of requests for proposal
[RFP] The proposed solution allows for a significant
reduction of the costs related to sourcing
activities Procurement processes and performance
are herby also optimized
SUPPLy CHAIn MAnAGEMEnT (SCM)