Resource Library

Welcome to the Ariba Spend Management Resources Library. Here you will have access to the latest spend management intelligence and Ariba product information: white papers, webinars, podcasts, and commentary from top analysts and Ariba category experts.

EIPP
5-Factors Driving Today's Finance and A/P Leader
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July 16, 2009 - 11am PST / 2pm EST
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Sourcing
Top 5 Categories to Source Now: North American Market
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July 23, 2009 - :11:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 p.m. GMT
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Spend Management
The CPO's Agenda: Smart Strategies for Tough Times
Aberdeen Group
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Catalog Management
The Return to Profitability: Spend Management priorities to accelerate savings and drive long-term growth
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Predictions 2009: ePurchasing Market
by Forrester Research
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Spend Management: The Antidote to the Healthcare Crisis
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Category Management
Tips for Category Management
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Contract Management
Electronic Signature
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Electronic Signatures: The Missing Link in Contract Management Automation
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Tailoring Contract Management for Your Organization
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Contracting in a Down Economy
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Comment adapter la gestion des contrats à votre organisation?
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EIPP
Electronic Invoice Management: Your Passport to Paperfree Accounts Payable
by PayStream Advisors
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Beyond Imaging: 5 Factors for Payables Automation Success
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Achieving Best-in-Class AP in a Down Economy
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PayStream Report
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Forrester Research Case Study: Global Pharmaceutical Company Cuts AP Cost-Per-Invoice by Half with Ariba
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Procurement
AXA Goes 'Glocal': Introducing and Transforming Procurement
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Six Ways for CPOs to Stay Strategic in Today's Economy
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Analyst Update: How to Generate Immediate Savings and Maximize Procurement ROI
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Achieving World-Class Success - One Goal at a Time
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British Airways - A Journey to Procurement Excellence
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Services
How to Get More from Your Organization
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Services Procurement
Myths, Pitfalls and Realities around Services Procurement along with Buyers Guidance
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Sourcing
Top 5 Categories to Source Now: European Market
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Sourcing APIs in Emerging Nations
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Effective Supplier Performance Management: Maximize your Profitability and Minimize Risks
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Risky Business: Managing Supply Risk in 2009
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Ariba SupplyWatch: Q4 2008 SPECIAL EDITION
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Sourcing Services
Rise of Protectionist Policies in the Face of the Global Recession
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Spend Management
Remote Authentication for Ariba On Demand
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Transforming A/P Managers into Working Capital Heroes
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What Should Procurement Executives Be Thinking About Now?
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Supply Chain Risk Management in Turbulent Times
presented by Supply Chain Management Review
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Top Attributes of an Effective CPO
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Spend Visibility
Next-Generation Spend Analysis: Beyond Commodity Classifications
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Aberdeen Report: Spend Analysis- Pulling Back the Cover on Savings
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How to Uncover Hidden Savings through Spend Visibility
Featuring Aberdeen Group
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A Programmatic Approach to Spend Visibility Success
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Spend Management Visibility 101:A Step by Step Guide to Planning your Visibility Program
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SupplyWatch
SupplyWatch Q209
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Ariba SupplyWatch: Q1 2009
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Ariba SupplyWatch: Q4 2008
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Contract Management
The Time for New Contract Management is Now
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Challenges and Strategies for Success in the New World
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Contract Management: Challenges and Strategies for Success in the New World Economy
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Electronic Signatures: Completing the Contract Automation Puzzle
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Electronic Signatures: The Missing Link in Contract Management Automation
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EIPP
Electronic Invoicing Adoption Survey Report by PayStream Advisors
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Your Blueprint for Invoice Automation and Discount Management
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Paths to Improvement in Accounts Payable
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Generate Cash for your Company through Working Capital Optimization
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The 2008 State of the Market in Supply Chain Finance
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Procurement
Measuring Procurement Effectiveness: Ways Mid-Size Companies Measure Performance Efficiency and Contribution
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Managing Expense Flow to Increase Profits.
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Top Strategic Priorities for Procurement Executives at Mid-Size Companies
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CPO Rising: The CPO's Agenda for 2008
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A Penny Saved with Ariba
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Services
The Trucking Industry – New Requirements, a Down Economy and Excess Capacity
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Getting Started with a 9r1 Upgrade: Key Facts You Need to Know
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Analytical Brief - UK Corporate Manslaughter Act
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Spend Management for the Economy: Global Trade
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The Importance Of Change Management
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Sourcing
Global Sourcing Reacts to the Falling Dollar - A Look Back
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Top Sourcing Trends in 2008
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Transportation Spend: Maximize Savings & Minimize Fuel Costs with Sourcing Expertise
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An Ounce of Prevention: Managing Supply Risk in Increasingly Longer Supply Chains
5/8/08
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Deploying Sourcing Capabilities for Breakthrough Results
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Sourcing Services
Outsourcing 2008 – Trends & New Markets
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Supply Risk Management – Owning the Brand & the Supply Chain
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The “R” word – Recession Impacts the Metals Industry
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Spend Management
On Demand Survival Guide
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Five Spend Management Improvement Strategies in a Down Economy
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Alert: AMR Research: A Closer Look at Ariba's Very Quite Transformation
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How to Tackle Mid-Market Procurement Challenges
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): How Companies Can Melt
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Spend Visibility
Maximizing Savings Goals with Spend Visibility
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Spend Visibility: Fueling Your Sourcing Pipeline
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Spend Visibility: Beyond the Data to Bottom-Line Savings
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Spend Visibility - Beyond the Data
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Crossing the Savings Chasm with Spend Visibility
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Supplier Management
Generate Working Capital with No Out-of-Pocket Costs
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Maximizing Profitability and Minimizing Risks with Supplier Performance Management
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Sauver des arbres et améliorer les relations fournisseurs avec la Facturation Électronique!
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3 Easy Solutions to Quickly Enable Your Suppliers
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Global Supply Management Strategies for Success in the New World Economy
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Supplier Network
How to Make the Promise of eSourcing a Reality
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Five Ideas to Decrease Order to Pay through Integration
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Maximizing Return on Your Ariba Supplier Network Investment
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The Evolution of Supplier Networks: What do today’s network solutions have to offer?
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Travel & Expense
The New Face of Travel Procurement
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White Paper
Electronic Invoice Management: Your Passport to Paperfree Accounts Payable
by PayStream Advisors 06/17/2009 (2 MB)
Remote Authentication for Ariba On Demand 06/08/2009 (219 kb)
Next-Generation Spend Analysis: Beyond Commodity Classifications 06/02/2009 (110 kb)
The Return to Profitability: Spend Management priorities to accelerate savings and drive long-term growth 06/01/2009 (451 kb)
Myths, Pitfalls and Realities around Services Procurement along with Buyers Guidance 05/14/2009 (270 kb)
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Podcast
Rise of Protectionist Policies in the Face of the Global Recession 06/12/2009 (19 MB)
What Should Procurement Executives Be Thinking About Now? 06/02/2009 (8 MB)
Top Attributes of an Effective CPO 05/14/2009 (9 MB)
Addressing Best-in-Class CPOs Skills and Talents 05/01/2009 (9 MB)
Supply Risk - Job #1 in EMEA? 04/21/2009 (12 MB)
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Industry Research
Ariba Subscription Revenue Jumps 71%; SaaS Leadership Is Spend Management's Bailout Strategy 02/13/2009 (146 kb)
Forrester Research Case Study: Global Pharmaceutical Company Cuts AP Cost-Per-Invoice by Half with Ariba 12/12/2008 (109 kb)
Alert: AMR Research: A Closer Look at Ariba's Very Quite Transformation 10/06/2008
Contract Management Software Market Sizing and Status Report 05/12/2008 (610 kb)
CPO Rising: The CPO's Agenda for 2008 04/29/2008 (544 kb)
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Videos
On Demand Survival Guide 10/09/2008
Webinar
Electronic Signature 07/01/2009
Transforming A/P Managers into Working Capital Heroes 06/04/2009
AXA Goes 'Glocal': Introducing and Transforming Procurement 06/03/2009
Top 5 Categories to Source Now: European Market 06/02/2009 (200 kb)
5-Factors Driving Today's Finance and A/P Leader 06/01/2009
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SupplyWatch
SupplyWatch Q209 04/24/2009 (4 MB)
Ariba SupplyWatch: Q1 2009 01/29/2009 (4 MB)
Ariba SupplyWatch: Q4 2008 SPECIAL EDITION 12/15/2008 (0 kb)
Ariba SupplyWatch: Q4 2008 10/30/2008 (8 MB)
Ariba SupplyWatch: Q3 2008 09/02/2008 (10 MB)
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The resources below have been grouped by topic for your convenience. You may also view resources by solution.

Automotive - Driving Results in 2009
These are certainly unprecedented and unchartered times for the automotive industry. External market factors—including tight credit markets, volatile gas prices and rising unemployment—are causing most consumers to rethink their automotive purchases. Many analysts predict that demand in 2009 will be between 10M – 12.5M units, a staggering 22 percent drop from 2008.

In fact, there has already been a dramatic drop in demand, which has created excess capacity in the market. But the silver lining is that this excess capacity, coupled with the rapid decline in raw material prices, makes these the most competitive sourcing markets we have seen in decades
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Category Chatter
Ariba Category Chatter is a series of podcasts designed to give you expert commentary on critical issues affecting your operations. Each 20-minute episode analyzes category and market trends that are driving change and complicating the global economy – from rising oil and commodity prices to the do’s and don’ts of green sourcing.

Listen in on practical dialogue that can help you weather the current economic storm and turn spend management into a sustainable strategic advantage.
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Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Industry - Some Food for Thought
Over the past year in particular, heavy scrutiny has plagued the food, beverage and tobacco industries due to numerous recalls and health concerns. Add in commodity price increases, declining sales, and the credit crunch crisis and you’ve got an industry vying for a way to stay alive.

More and more businesses in the food, beverage, and tobacco industries are turning to cost reduction strategies in order to stay competitive. Download the following content on trends, best practices, and strategies to help you break barriers even during these difficult times.
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Healthcare Industry - The Antidote to the Healthcare Crisis
Rising costs and regulatory and transparency pressures coupled with declining profit margins has caused even the once-immune healthcare industry to face an unfavorable diagnosis. The good news is that the antidote to the healthcare crisis is available to every business in the healthcare industry. Download these strategies, tips, and best practices that cover everything from diagnosing to maintaining the health of your supply chain.
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Manufacturing - Weathering the Storm
The combination of the current credit crisis, rapidly changing commodity prices, and increasing supplier risk has caused the manufacturing industry to become one of the most volatile industries in the market. Massive staff reductions and plant closings as a result of record-low demand has placed an enormous pressure on the industry to quickly implement wide=spread cost reduction strategies to survive.

Fortunately, the wheel doesn’t have to be reinvented—just researched and implemented. Download the following content on trends, strategies and best practices to help break barriers even during these difficult times.
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Retail - Shop Talk
It seems like it's next-to-impossible for the retail industry to avoid the headlines. Widespread commodity price increases, the credit crisis, and the economic slowdown have combined to put a squeeze on both the industry’s top and bottom lines.

As retailers continue to face an increasingly difficult economic environment that shows no signs of letting up anytime soon, more and more companies are exploring all possible options to identify cost savings.
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