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Please join us for the following upcoming webinars:
Myths, Pitfalls and Realities of Services Procurement
October 29 – Register >>
Contingent Labor – Agility and Savings
November 17 – Register >>
Print Procurement – Quality and Savings
December 3 – Register >> |
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Top 3 Ariba Resource Library Downloads |
Procurement Leaders Article: Seismic Developments in Procurement
AMR Research White Paper: Reaching Sourcing Excellence
The 100 Greatest Supply Management Tips of All Time |
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Ariba Responds to Social Media Challenge
Ariba Named to Software Magazine’s 27th Annual Software 500
Ariba Receives Frost & Sullivan 2009 Customer Value of the Year Award |
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Join us at an upcoming industry event!
Oct.-Feb.: Ariba Spend Management Day World Tour, Various Cities Worldwide
Oct. 20-22: SIG Global Leadership Summit, San Diego, CA
Nov. 2-5: ProcureCon 2009, Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels
Nov. 11-13: 44th BME Symposium Einkauf und Logistik, Berlin, Germany |
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Last Chance to Download Ariba LIVE 2009 Virtual Content!
Through October 31, you still have access to presentation replays from Ariba LIVE Virtual.
If you already registered for Ariba LIVE Virtual, simply click here to access the content by using your Ariba LIVE Virtual User ID and password. If you haven’t yet registered, do so today here. |
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| In This Issue: |
October 2009 |
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Surviving Risk Has Never Been Easier: Get Your Supply Risk Survival Guide
Today, organizations are more worried about risk than ever before. However, the fundamental issue is understanding and managing risk. And the real question is: Do you have a plan and the right resources in place?
Download your free copy of the new Supply Risk Survival Guide—complete with an overview of the different types of risk that can affect businesses, including brand, disruption, and price risk. You'll also have access to case studies, a self-assessment, and tips for how to reduce your risk and more.
Find even more resources for managing Supply Risk here. |
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Ariba Kicks off Spend Management Days World Tour This Week
While it's not exactly clear when the economic recession will end, it is clear that once it does, all companies will be operating under a new state of normal.
Join Ariba and analysts from the Hackett Group in a city near you for a Spend Management Day and hear how leading companies will use spend management to successfully compete in the new state of normal.
Find out more information, including event details and registration, here. |
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White Paper - Supplier Nominated Savings: Accelerating Savings through Strategic Partnerships
Employing a supplier nominated savings program can augment traditional, lengthy sourcing processes by driving immediate cost savings with your current supply base.
So, what is Supplier Nominated Savings? By segmenting a current supply base into high-level spend categories and researching market trends, buyers are able to send fact-based, cost-reduction requests to secure savings.
Download Ariba’s latest white paper, Supplier Nominated Savings: Accelerating Savings through Strategic Partnerships, for more details.
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Tyco International Receives 2009 Medal of Professional Excellence Award from Purchasing Magazine
Tyco International has given purchasing a seat at the table of every business unit, blending decentralized and center-led purchasing practices that actually boost earnings per share. For its achievements, the company wins the 2009 Purchasing Medal of Professional Excellence.
Read this in-depth article to understand Tyco's processes and how the use of on-demand technology helped the company save close to $2 billion since 2009, and beat the Street’s expectations.
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New Spendman Adventure: Sunny, with a Chance of Risk
Many of your suppliers have suddenly gone bankrupt. Supply risk threatens your supply chain. What do you do?
Follow Spendman in his new adventure as he battles supply risk and becomes his company’s spend management hero.
Read this month’s featured comic: Sunny, with a Chance of Risk.
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