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Bid ceiling
The pre-configured maximum allowable price threshold in reverse auctions above which supplier bid submissions are immediately rejected by the engine.
Open destinationBid decrement
The minimum amount by which a supplier must improve a price in a reverse auction, subject to event rules and current bid position.
Open destinationMulti-attribute reverse auction
A complex procurement format where competing bids are scored and ranked based on a composite weighted formula combining price, quality, warranty, and lead times.
Open destinationRanked auction
An auction where participants can see their position or rank without necessarily seeing competitors' identities or bid values.
Open destinationReverse Auction
A reverse auction is a buyer-led sourcing model where qualified suppliers compete by improving commercial offers, often reducing price or total cost while procurement retains governance over award criteria and supplier selection.
Open destinationReverse Dutch auction
A descending-price procurement model where the offered price step increases incrementally over time until a participating supplier accepts the fulfillment contract.
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