Ariba is a cloud solution which covers the end-to-end set of collaborative business processes with the benefits of high scalability, low cost and a one stop shop for buyers, suppliers and other stakeholders like compliance, sourcing etc.
Ariba Sourcing is one of the application in the Ariba Commerce Cloud which acts as a comprehensive web-based tool that allows Business to create and manage online bid events for their sourcing projects.
Ariba Spend visibility enables business to gain insights into their spending patterns and make more calculated data driven procurement and sourcing decisions.
Ariba Catalog is a centralized platform to centrally manage products, service catalogs, punchout catalogs and supplier catalog integration which helps business to optimize procurement process and enhance supplier collaboration.
Ariba Contract management is a centralized platforms for business to efficiently manage, create, execute, negotiate and track contracts which enables improved visibility and compliance among stakeholders.
Ariba buying helps business to simplify and centralize their procurement process allowing cost optimization and adherence to compliance standards set by business.
Ariba Guided Buying is a feature within Ariba Procurement which is aimed at guiding users through purchasing process with intelligent algorithms ,analytics and smart recommendations for products and services thus making it more efficient and user friendly.
Ariba Spot Buy is a feature within Ariba Procurement which enables business to make efficient one time or ad-hoc purchase of goods or services that may not be a part of their regular procurement catalog.
Ariba Invoice Management, along with a robust exception handling mechanism, automates the invoicing process and manages invoices of Businesses efficiently thus reducing errors and giving more visibility during the entire invoicing process.
SAP Ariba Commerce Automation allows exchange of information with suppliers in real-time through the Ariba Network. It enables the exchange of purchase orders, order confirmations, shipping notifications, goods receipts, service entry sheets and the electronic processing of invoices and credit notes.
SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration adds further processes for direct materials on top of commerce automation. These include contract processing, the involvement of n-tier suppliers and logistics service providers, delivery schedules and call-offs, production forecasts, Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI) and consignment warehouses.