Avetta, Browz to Merge: Placing Avetta in the Context of Broader Supplier Management and Risk Management Solutions (Part 3)

How does Avetta — and its peers, including ISnetworld and Achilles — fit into the broader supplier management and supply/supply chain risk management technology and solutions universe? This Spend Matters PRO research brief provides insight into all of the components that comprise the supplier management and supplier/supply chain risk management sectors. It then attempts to place Avetta in the context of these two, highly complex solutions markets.

Our analysis includes detailed functional and requirements for each of these areas. Just coming up to speed on our analysis of the merger of Avetta and Browz? See our initial Spend Matters PRO Coverage: Avetta, Browz to Merge: Facts, Figures, Solution & Market Overview (Part 1) and Avetta, Browz to Merge: History and the Growth of Community-Oriented, Network Models (Part 2).

Before placing Avetta (and its peers) in the context of these two solution areas, it is essential to create a level-set definition of each. There is often significant overlap between supplier management solutions and supplier/supply chain risk management solutions, both in capability and in terms of the “what” companies are buying. But in short, here’s what they comprise and how they differ.