ariba
United States
 
As the leading provider of Spend Management solutions, Ariba helps companies analyze, understand, and manage their corporate spending to achieve increased cost savings and business process efficiency. Ariba Spend Management Solutions comprise a unique, comprehensive blend of domain expertise, operational services, and technology that accelerate each customer's journey toward an improved bottom line.

Ariba delivers sourcing, procurement, and commodity expertise that enables organizations to optimize their Spend Management processes and supplier relationships. We help companies get the critical buy-in and support required at all levels of their organization, then work with them to plan, build, and integrate a customized, effective spend management solution. We leverage a broad technology platform that makes our solution benefits repeatable in the long term.

Ariba applications currently operate on nearly four million desktops around the world. Our solutions and our rapidly scalable Ariba Supplier Network enable global industry leaders to greatly increase their competitive advantage. ABN AMRO, BMW, Chevron, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and Unilever are among the Fortune 100 companies that put their trust in Ariba solutions.
 
Recent Activities
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - November 21, 2007
Doc Thumb
SMDs are short educational events (structure and agenda will vary from country to country) designed for procurement and finance executives to come and hear their peers discuss how they are effectively managing spend and improving financial performance. Target audience Senior manager and director level in the procurement and finance areas of companies in both the growing enterprise and enterprise markets . Further details on www.ariba.com/go/smdays or contact Kate Roe at kroe@ariba.com Details and directions for Great Fosters can be found at www.greatfosters.co.uk
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - November 21, 2007
Doc Thumb
SMDs are short educational events (structure and agenda will vary from country to country) designed for procurement and finance executives to come and hear their peers discuss how they are effectively managing spend and improving financial performance. Target audience Senior manager and director level in the procurement and finance areas of companies in both the growing enterprise and enterprise markets . Further details on www.ariba.com/go/smdays or contact Kate Roe at kroe@ariba.com Details and directions for Great Fosters can be found at www.greatfosters.co.uk
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 23, 2007
Doc Thumb
Ariba Consistently Outperforms ERP Providers in E-Procurement When it comes to e-procurement, bigger is not necessarily better. According to the results of a new research brief from independent research firm Aberdeen Group, the flexible and focused offerings of Ariba, Inc. the leading spend management solutions provider, deliver greater value than the e-procurement offerings of large ERP providers.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 17, 2007
Doc Thumb
An Aberdeen Group report on the challenges (and thus far missed opportunities) of strategic sourcing among mid-market companies. "Inadequate sourcing competencies are costing mid-size firms more than $134 billion in missed supply savings opportunities annually." Several key takeaways are presented in specific detail within the document: * Mid-size companies have prioritized sourcing competency as necessary for survival * Most mid-size firms lack the process and commodity expertise and supporting organizational and technology infrastructure to transform sourcing operations.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 17, 2007
Doc Thumb
The report is a bit dated but still a pretty thorough overview of the EIPP market. Exec Summary: Electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) is becoming an essential tool for businesses. EIPP solutions fall into two categories: accounts receivable (AR) solutions for sellers who want to get electronic invoices into the hands of buyers; and accounts payable (AP) solutions, geared toward buyers who want to receive all invoices electronically. To assess the state of the AP EIPP market and see how the
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 17, 2007
Doc Thumb
Are you considering whether an automated sourcing solution makes sense for your business? A comprehensive, well-implemented eSourcing strategy can offer your company the chance to dramatically increase sourcing efficiency, negotiate significant savings, and improve supplier relationships.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
1 - The Rising Procurement Tide Procurement organizations have evolved dramatically in the last few years, gaining new levels of influence and support across companies. Until recently, many executives considered procurement a tactical, transaction-based support function. But just as quickly as CFOs and CEOs could shout "profit warning" or "reduced top-line growth" in the recent economic downturn, procurement became truly strategic, moving to a prominent spot at the executive level of organizations and affecting the way companies think about margin improvement and bottom line results.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
This paper intends to provide complete details on the evolution of the regulatory environment on electronic invoicing and Ariba's latest compliance status, along with answers to the following frequently asked questions: • "Is it legal to use Ariba Invoice in Country XX in Europe?" • "What does the E-Signature Directive mean to me and my suppliers?" • "Do I have to send invoices electronically starting January 1, 2004?" • "What countries has Ariba Invoice been deployed to in Europe?" Questions or feedback? email jfogarty@ariba.com
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
Ariba, Inc. is the leading Spend Management solutions provider. Ariba helps companies develop and leverage spend management as a core competency to drive significant bottom line results. Questions or feedback? email jfogarty@ariba.com
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
In recent decades, a majority of businesses have focused significant effort on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their accounts payable (A/P) organization. A bridge between the finance and procurement organization, the A/P function is one that nearly all companies have invested significantly in from a people, process, and systems perspective. But significant change is coming to A/P, which is happening sooner and faster than many might think.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
Procurement managers and executives share their most important and challenging priorities In October 2006, Ariba completed a survey to determine the most important spend management priorities and challenges that companies face today. Participants included more than 550 procurement professionals representing a variety of industries, roles, company sizes and regions. Nearly 80 percent of the participants represented companies with more than $1B in annual revenue. Over 75 percent of the participants were at the manager, director, and VP or CXO level. Companies headquartered in
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
The question of the value of spend visibility initiatives for enterprises in today's competitive, global economy is no longer in doubt. Numerous organizations in virtually all industries and geographies have turbo-charged their sourcing initiatives, traced directly back to gaining deep visibility into their spend. But spend visibility is no longer simply having insight into top suppliers and commodities. Spend visibility today goes much deeper—beyond the data to results-driven analysis and bottom-line savings. Is your company a best-in-class organization enjoying these benefits today?
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
Driven by competitive market pressures, many organizations are investing significant time and resources in sourcing and supply management initiatives that enable them to manage total costs and reduce business risk. Among the activities that companies are beginning to explore is low-cost country sourcing. When executed properly, low-cost country sourcing is an effective means of driving costs out of the supply chain.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
Fiscal Year Results Total revenues for fiscal year 2005 were $323.0 million, as compared to $245.8 million for fiscal year 2004. Software license revenues were $47.8 million, as compared to $65.7 million for fiscal year 2004. Subscription and maintenance revenues were $123.4 million, as compared to $95.7 million for fiscal year 2004. Services and other revenues for the year were $151.8 million, as compared to $84.5 million for fiscal year 2004.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
The Ariba Category Strategy methodology provides the framework to enable a marketing leading approach to developing and executing a spend management transformation program. It enables the creation, implementation, and best-in-class execution to end-to-end spend management processes across the desired amount of spend while minimizing the amount of internal disruption. The spend management marketplace has evolved over time from a simple reverse auction and transactional procurement paradigm to an end-to-end, closed-loop spend management paradigm.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
With more than 140,000 e-enabled suppliers, businesses spend approximately $90 billion through the Network every year. Ariba Supplier Network provides organizations like yours with a powerful solution to efficiently manage supplier interactions across the spend management lifecycle, over a single point of integration, to trade globally in real time. Using Ariba Supplier Network ensures your business is sourcing from strategic suppliers whom you know are committed to offering you the quality, service and value your global procurement organization has negotiated.
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 9, 2007
Doc Thumb
Key Takeaways • To maximize value from any solution, visibility should extend into spend, processes and performance. • There are many approaches to gaining visibility, none of which should be considered best practice for all companies. Every company has unique needs and conditions that determine the best approach. • The approach selected can greatly affect the level of success and must be carefully considered. • The ongoing nature of spend visibility means that companies need to develop an open, collaborative relationship with a solution
Justin Fogarty Uploaded a new document - October 8, 2007
Doc Thumb
confidence. As a result, Corporate Governance has moved to the forefront of business agendas. There is an increasing focus on corporate accountability and compliance with regulators holding top executives personally responsible for misrepresentation of company performance. In fact, new regulations explicitly address this shift: • In the United States, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act seeks corporate accountability for financial reporting and disclosure of internal business controls and processes. • In Europe, mandated adoption of the Internal Accounting Standards (IAS) by 2005 sets profound
Buddies
ManojRanaweera
rubinson
 
FOLLOW US ON
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions
 
© 2007 - 2012 All Rights Reserved