Procurement and Supply Chain Insights

Thought leadership, trending reports, news, and conversation about the things that matter to procurement and supply chain professionals.

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Latest News

March 20

SAP’s Ariba Live online: ‘The Network Effect for Buyers and Suppliers’

March 20

SAP Ariba Discovery now open to all buyers and suppliers

March 20

To All of SAP and the Extended SAP Family: Together We Will Persevere

March 20

Virtual SAP Ariba Live 2020: Intelligent Spend Is Bold Charge Forward

March 19

Ariba Live - SAP talks up intelligent spend and risk management in an uncertain world

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What's Happening in the World

Watch as Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group, discusses supply chain disruption and the external forces impacting the business world.

The Future of Spend Management

Read IDC’s insights on your opportunities and challenges, based on a survey of more than 800 of your peers from around the world.

Procurement Transformation

Listen in to this series of podcasts about digital transformation in procurement, with insights from leading industry thinkers.

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One Network, All Suppliers

What would happen if you could manage all your suppliers on a single network? Six things. Read this info brief to learn what they are.

The New Procurement Experience

Chris Haydon, President, SAP Procurement Solutions, looks back at the past decade and forward to the road ahead, sharing SAP Ariba’s vision, approach to innovation, and how we’re helping our customers be agents of growth for their enterprise.

For a Stronger Supply Chain

Resources

Achieve 360-degree supplier visibility

Review this webinar to learn how you can assess the financial health of suppliers to manage risks, improve operating efficiency, and build supply chain resilience.

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Ariba Network

Monitor risk, proactively

See how SAP Ariba Supplier Risk can help you perform due diligence about targeted suppliers in your supply base and proactively monitor risk to mitigate supply chain disruption.

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Resources

See the future of direct spend management

Learn how modern technologies are being developed to boost supply chain collaboration, innovation, cost reduction, inventory management, and quality.

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Blogs and Articles

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How Can Supply Chains Bring Customer, Employee, and Shareholder Desires to Life?

In this wild and unpredictable environment, every supply chain starts with a desire. But desires mean different things to different people. Whatever the industry, the winners in this economy will anticipate, know, fulfill, and exceed customer desires in real-time, every time.

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Supply Chain Disruptions: 10,000 Miles Away And 100 Days From Now

With so much attention on COVID-19, it is prudent to consider how to help manage through uncertainty. First, the key issue is not to think of this “pandemic mitigation”; this is supply chain disruption and managing business when disruptions are the norm.

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SAP Ariba Discovery Now Open to All Buyers and Suppliers

Buyers and suppliers can now access SAP Ariba Discovery for free, and SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, and SAP S/4 HANA are further integrated for an intelligent spend management platform.

Who is choosing SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass?

Read which industry-leading companies from across the globe have chosen SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass solutions for Intelligent Spend Management.

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Intelligent Spend Management Taking Shape on Three Levels

Here's what happens when business leaders embrace intelligent technologies.

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COVID-19: Supply Chain Visibility/Impact Analysis by Supplier Country, Region on Ariba Network

Learn about enhanced reporting capability to help customers using Ariba Network and SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for buyers assess the impact of the current global crisis on their supply chains.

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Five Trends Set To Disrupt Global Supply Chains In 2020

Richard Howells of SAP talked with supply chain experts to identify some of the common trends, risks, and opportunities that will come to the forefront in the next 12 months and beyond. Here are the top emerging trends that came up during those conversations.

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It Takes a Network to Deliver on Growing Customer Demands

Organizations are feeling pressure to deliver goods faster, at a lower cost, and with more transparency. And with supply chains stretched around the globe, no company can do it all on their own. Everyone must rely on a network of partners.

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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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Procurement and Supply Chain Insights

Latest News

March 20

March 20

March 20

March 20

March 19

Watch as Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group, discusses supply chain disruption and the external forces impacting the business world.

Read IDC’s insights on your opportunities and challenges, based on a survey of more than 800 of your peers from around the world.

Listen in to this series of podcasts about digital transformation in procurement, with insights from leading industry thinkers.

What would happen if you could manage all your suppliers on a single network? Six things. Read this info brief to learn what they are.

The New Procurement Experience

For a Stronger Supply Chain

Achieve 360-degree supplier visibility

Monitor risk, proactively

See the future of direct spend management

Blogs and Articles

How Can Supply Chains Bring Customer, Employee, and Shareholder Desires to Life?

Supply Chain Disruptions: 10,000 Miles Away And 100 Days From Now

SAP Ariba Discovery Now Open to All Buyers and Suppliers

Who is choosing SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass?

Intelligent Spend Management Taking Shape on Three Levels

COVID-19: Supply Chain Visibility/Impact Analysis by Supplier Country, Region on Ariba Network

Five Trends Set To Disrupt Global Supply Chains In 2020

It Takes a Network to Deliver on Growing Customer Demands

Be Part of the Conversation

Solution Demos and Resources

Demos

Library

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