Procurement and Supply Chain Insights

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April 09

SAP : Helps Customers Align Spend Decisions to Business Strategy in a Networked Economy

April 06

External Workers Are A Competitive Advantage In Post-COVID Digitalized Economy

April 06

External Workers Are A Competitive Advantage In Post-COVID Digitalized Economy

April 05

Consumers identify supply chain pain points

April 05

Consumers identify supply chain pain points

Cover art from Oxford Economics SAP report titled the Procurement and Supply Chain Imperative

Future of Systems Thinking

Read how executives are sharing data and expertise with their peers and partners while expanding their influence and visibility.

Procurement Reimagined Insights

Review six key insights into how organizations can address the challenges of today’s evolving procurement landscape.

SAP Ariba Podcasts

Listen in as SAP leaders, subject matter experts, and guests discuss procurement and supply chain solutions and trends.

Better Together

Though procurement and AP usually have different priorities and goals, aligning these two functions can deliver huge gains for your business.

Solutions

Our technology has evolved alongside our customers and will continue to do so – whether that’s SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Concur, or SAP S/4HANA solutions, elements of each, or all of the above. Our investments in providing outcome-oriented solutions to complex problems will continue to be guided by our customers’ needs.

John Wookey, President, Intelligent Spend and Business Network, SAP

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Resources

Are you ready?

Are you ready for the unexpected? To strengthen supplier performance? To contribute more value? With Oxford Economics, we asked 1,000 global executives these questions. Their responses are now available in five new reports.

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Blogs, Articles, and More

North Star Illuminates Path to Procurement Innovation

How often do we hear that a new product or service will answer all our needs? That it will help us to make better decisions, procure smarter, deliver products faster, live healthier and safer, run more efficient workplaces, and even adapt to change better – but only if we use that particular offering? All too often, the hype eventually fades as soon as a newer, better, more affordable alternative emerges.

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Leading with Confidence During Disruption: Supply Chain Strategies

SAP and Deloitte share insights that supply chain and procurement decision-makers can use to navigate current events and prepare for what comes next.

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On the Court Of Business, Intelligent Spend Management Determines Champions

Salvatore Lombardo, chief product officer for SAP Procurement, shares his flash of insight on how success in the procurement business, particularly during a pandemic, can draw valuable lessons from basketball.

What Can Neuroscience Teach Us about Repairing Fractured Supply Chains?

As businesses confront the complexities of repairing fractured supply chains in a post-COVID environment, a helpful analogy may be neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity to rewire itself in response to injury or accident.

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Women Leaders Exemplify Innovation During COVID-19 Crisis

Out of the depths of adversity can arise exceptional demonstrations of leadership. Many female world leaders have exhibited decisiveness, empathy and innovation – setting precisely the example needed in these troubled times.

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Solution Demos and Resources

Demos

Check out our set of 30-minute solutions demos, starring our market-leading solutions and capabilities: Supplier risk, guided buying,, guide sourcing, supply chain collaboration, and more.

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Library

To better understand the impact of SAP Ariba solutions, explore the insights and success stories presented in our extensive collection of white papers, analyst reports, webinar replays, and case studies.

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