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Spend Management SolutionsSpend Management Solutions

StrategyStrategyVisibilityVisibility

ProcurementProcurement

SourcingSourcing

ManagedManaged

ServicesServices

SupplierSupplier

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• Under the strategy solution, Ariba offers the use of mappings to bring the various areas and resources of an organization together to create and sustain improvements.

• Development planning provides timelines for deployment of plans

• Define practice strategies

Strategy

Strategy

• “Make knowledge management a core operating component in every aspect of the spend management process “

• In other words, everyone has access to the data that they need to make good management decisions for the organization as a whole.

Visibility

Visibility

• The visibility solution from Ariba can create a consolidated view of all the data across an organization.

• So if we have a manager in one department that is ordering a component from a certain purveyor, and another manager in a different department also ordering items from this same purveyor, then Ariba offers a way for these managers to see the orders of each other and possibly save time and money by having this knowledge.

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• Because the management team can see the organization as a whole, better decisions can be made in contracting, purchasing and resource planning.

• With the increased visibility solutions, the organization is able to identify bottlenecks and problem areas.

Sourcing

Sourcing

• The sourcing solution helps with recruitment of employees, suppliers, and helps with the processing function of the organization.

• Because Ariba is so well connected to the business market, they have a huge database of suppliers that are easy to connect with.

ProcurementProcurement

• Procurement solution replaces a paper driven, error prone purchasing process, with flexible applications and services.

• These help reduce and prevent maverick spending, while providing an atmosphere to make meaningful improvements.

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• The managed services solution is a way for organizations to effectively outsource parts of their operations.

• Outsourcing can be a difficult challenge, with many facets that must be monitored to achieve spending goals.

• Ariba feels it can reduce total costs to manage spend, achieve better pricing on goods and services, and attain higher service levels

Supplier

Supplier

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• Emphasize the global connections to suppliers, and the large catalog databases.

• Under the supplier management module of Ariba, they offer supplier profiles, and education to suppliers on how they can improve to meet each organizations demands.