LightSource Features

Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.

Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.

Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.

Allows users to evaluate supplier performance using standard and custom KPIs.

Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.

Identify, assess & manage risks that could arise from working with third-party suppliers to protect against disruptions in supply chain

Record and track all relevant internal and external communications

Create and maintain quality vendor data through data validation, maintenance, and audit trails to ensure proper compliance and sourcing

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Organize and manage all processes/procedures involved in purchasing goods and/or services

Manage all supplier data and operations

Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.

The process of assessing potential suppliers based on required credentials, quality standards, etc.

Record of all transactions such as purchases, deposits, withdrawals and transfers within a specific period

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Support other types of requests such as RFB/RFI/RFQ

Track versions of RFP documents and related changes

Maintain a library of questions that can be reused

Customizable sample documents that contain placeholder text or a standard layout that can be repeated for each new file

Ability to identify, sort on and alert participating parties about the approaching date by which action has to be taken

Compare submissions and score suppliers

Choose the best submission for an RFP

Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation

Monitor task progress and planned accomplishments to better manage project status

Log and record hours worked and costs spent to assist in billing and invoicing

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Allow multiple users to collaborate on submissions

Maintain a repository or library of content and documents that can be reused

RFPs can be reviewed by managers before submission

Create real-time reports to compare data trends across processes, RFPs, vendors or profiles

Review and analyze existing information across documents

Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison

Updates, organizes, and stores content of a project

Assign users, roles, and manage access in order to set tasks and leave comments

Automate repetitive and manual tasks, such as auto-filling answers and auto-responses

Export files or spreadsheets with the ability to format and accomidate images

Upload files or spreadsheets from multiple sources

A repository of previously used/received RFP questions with responses

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws

Manage all supplier data and operations

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Enables creation, management, and tracking of product requirements & features during product production/development

Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Review, approve and cancel requests for goods/services to be purchased

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Create and manage digital catalog of products/services with their details, specifications, and price

Users can create new contracts within the platform using built-in document creation features.

Create and access templates with to streamline contract creation, taking advantage of pre-written contract clauses and fields.

Relevant contract stakeholders can edit, compare, and revise multiple versions of contracts.

Additional information, such as images, memos, and invoices, can be attached to contracts as supplemental resources.

Internal and external users are able to collaborate on contracts through a shared web portal with messaging features.

Contract approvals processes can be streamlined, so that departmental workflows are integrated logically into the system.

Receive notifications and schedule reminders with alerts according to contract milestones.

Contracts can be stored in a central online repository with built in search capabilities.

Identify, assess, and manage all contract risks and ensure the fulfillment of contractual obligations

The contract management platform can integrate with CRM software to associate contracts with customer records, and with CPQ software to feed calculated quote details into the contract.

Ability to e-sign legally-binding contracts within the same platform.

Enable standard and ad hoc reports of contract statuses and timelines, and access live overviews of contract activities.

Provides advanced, AI-driven contract analytics to optimize all aspects of contract management.

Provides a centralized library containing product data.

Enables users to assign custom categories to products.

Create and manage digital catalog of products/services with their details, specifications, and price

Receive data and information in real time

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Manage the planning and execution of supply chain activities

Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.

Track, store, and access client contracts or licenses

Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison

Review, approve and cancel requests for goods/services to be purchased

Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Procure goods, materials, or services from international suppliers

Track the amount of money spent on a certain product or with a certain supplier

Allows businesses to create and manage auctions.

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Forecast, allocate funds, organize financial resources and report & analyze project's income and expenditure

Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.

Manage all supplier data and operations

Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Organize and manage all processes/procedures involved in purchasing goods and/or services

The process of submitting requests for quotes, proposals, information, etc.

Identify, assess & manage risks that could arise from working with third-party suppliers to protect against disruptions in supply chain

Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Assists with maintaining compliance with controlled processes, automated tracking, and audit trails.

Identifies revenue opportunities by providing better visibility into spend data, improving supplier relationships, streamlining procurement processes, and identifying cost savings opportunities

Provides organizations with the tools and data they need to negotiate contracts more effectively, such as data analysis, collaboration, and contract management.

Increases spend visibility into pricing and unintended or excessive use of discounts or promotions by customers.

Identifies noncompliant spending, fraud, and other activity outside of company policy.

Analyzes spending patterns and identifies areas to reduce costs.

Alter the layout and content of reports

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Manages contracts in a single, online central repository.

Manages the entire contract lifecycle process by providing visibility into projects and allocating resources across sourcing initiatives.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Integrate with existing ERP systems

Recommends optimal suppliers using AI models based on historical sourcing outcomes and performance.

Executes sourcing decisions and actions autonomously based on goals, constraints, and learned policies.

Improves sourcing recommendations over time using feedback loops and historical event data.

Automatically invites qualified suppliers to sourcing events based on matching criteria.

Enhances supplier profiles with third-party or internal data such as risk, diversity, and financial metrics.

Identifies and recommends relevant suppliers based on category, geography, risk, and past performance data.

Optimizes sourcing outcomes across multiple competing objectives using AI-driven models.

Simulates alternative sourcing outcomes to compare trade-offs across different award strategies.

Provides transparent reasoning and justification behind AI-generated sourcing decisions or recommendations.

Evaluates supplier bids and generates optimized award scenarios based on cost and constraints.

Identifies sourcing opportunities using spend analysis and pattern recognition.

Forecasts sourcing outcomes and risks using predictive analytics models.

Automatically generates RFx events based on intake data, historical events, or predefined rules.

Captures sourcing requests through guided workflows that structure demand and trigger sourcing processes.

Generates RFx documents, line items, and requirements using generative AI based on category and historical data.

Interprets unstructured user requests and converts them into structured sourcing events using NLP.

Automates sourcing event steps including approvals, supplier invitations, and timeline management.

Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Track orders throughout the fulfillment process

Monitor product stock levels

Create budgets based on historical data and future projections

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Review and uncover trends in spending activity

Manage and handle various international currencies

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Active reporting of data and metrics

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Set allowances and ensure employees don't spend more than the allotted amounts

Import and export data to and from software applications

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Creation, processing, verification, and execution of invoices till the payment is made

Manage all receiving processes within a warehouse

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Generate quotes or estimates for customers

Integrated online platform shared by businesses and their vendors to exchange information/files and collaborate on projects.

The process of assessing potential suppliers based on required credentials, quality standards, etc.

The process of creating a questionnaire and submitting it to prospective vendors.

Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity

Initiate collection and analysis of known risks

Qualify, select, and monitor supply chain partners

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Integrated online platform shared by businesses and their vendors to exchange information/files and collaborate on projects.

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Generate quotes or estimates for customers

Graphical representation of data

Monitoring and measurement of relevant metrics to assess the performance of IT resources

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Designed for multiple vendors

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Alter the layout and content of reports

Receive data and information in real time

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Estimate or forecast of a future scenario based on the study of present trends

The process of creating proposals in response to requests received from potential clients

Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval

Create proposals based on costs of labor and materials

Digitally sign online documents

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Automatically formats data in a predetermined way

The process of creating a questionnaire and submitting it to prospective vendors.

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Alter the layout and content of reports

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs

Generate quotes or estimates for customers