Respond swiftly to changes in supply and demand while boosting profitability and shareholder value
Digitalize your extended supply chain with end-to-end cloud solutions that support your direct spend, starting with integration with your product design and R&D processes, all the way through manufacturing execution and delivery.
SAP Ariba Solutions for Direct Spend integrate seamlessly with your PLM, ERP, and SAP Integrated Business Planning systems to unlock a world of benefits, including:
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Faster time to market and time to volume: Integrate R&D and product design with sourcing, procurement, and supply chain management to accelerate innovation
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Quick and accurate sourcing: Source all materials and services for multi-level BOMs on a single platform, and move smoothly toward volume production
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Effective supplier collaboration: Identify any potential supply shortages before they occur
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Better product cost management: Minimize contract leakage and realize negotiated savings when all purchase orders reflect supplier agreements
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Stronger compliance: Tie supplier qualification and sourcing together to ensure selection of qualified suppliers and mitigate supply chain disruptions
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Complete supply chain visibility: Collaborate with multiple tiers of suppliers to manage your non-linear and external supply chains, reduce inventory levels, increase fill rates, and increase team productivity
Solutions for Direct Spend

Supply Chain Collaboration Solutions
Share real-time information with all your direct spend suppliers, obtain their commits, and tap network-generated intelligence to achieve complete supply chain visibility.
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Strategic Sourcing Solutions
Discover qualified suppliers, speed up your sourcing cycles, and create the most competitive, best-value agreements for sustainable savings with all your sourcing needs.
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Solutions for Process Manufacturing
Digitally transform supply chain collaboration, supplier management, and strategic sourcing to optimize margins, batch and product quality, and inventory.
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Solutions for Discrete Manufacturing
Build a digital, collaborative supply chain with the market-leading, combined expertise of SAP and Ariba.
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Solutions for Consumer Industries
Digitally transform direct spend procurement and supply chain collaboration to accelerate innovation and time to market while reducing costs and optimizing inventory.
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