A method and system for selecting potential bidders or suppliers for a current electronic auction by using quantitative models to create a prioritized list of potential suppliers. A prioritization software analyzes a supplier's bidding participation history and bidding competitiveness history from the...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7401035?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7401035 - Method for selecting a group of bidders for a current bidding event using prioritization