Apr 30, 2025
•3 minute read
spend management
Key Innovations in SAP Ariba 2502 Enhance Procurement EfficiencyThe SAP Ariba 2502 release enhances the procure-to-order process through improved user interfaces, functionality, expanded supplier information, automated price validation, and dedicated spend reports, aiming to optimize procurement efficiency and compliance.
Coupa Offers AI-Driven Features to Simplify Spend ManagementCoupa Software has launched over a dozen AI-driven innovations in its spend management platform, aiming to enhance process efficiency and productivity for businesses while addressing evolving market challenges, as highlighted by their ongoing commitment to co-innovation and customer collaboration.
Oct 11, 2024
•4 minute read
Optimize Without Overhaul: Extend and Integrate with SAP BTP for Procurement TransformationIn today's volatile business landscape, organizations are focusing on agility and resilience by transforming procurement strategies through the adoption of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), which enhances data-driven decision-making, process automation, and supplier collaboration to achieve significant business value and efficiency.
Oct 3, 2024
•4 minute read
Navantia: Taking supply chain excellence to new heights by further integrating suppliers, sourcing and operationsNavantia, a defense contractor, has enhanced its procurement efficiency and visibility by integrating SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network with SAP S/4HANA, allowing for streamlined operations and a comprehensive view of its 9,000+ suppliers.
Aug 28, 2024
•4 minute read
Enhance Supply Chain Efficiency with Spend Management VisibilityThe recent economic disruption has accelerated inefficiencies across the global supply chain, creating uncertainty for organizations. As a result, procurement teams face increasing challenges due to supply chain uncertainty. With globalization and the rise of new technologies, the supply chain has become more complex. To keep up with this ever-changing landscape, organizations need to be […]
Apr 29, 2022
•5 minute read
Discussing Contract Intelligence with icertisContract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions have been around for a while now. These solutions leverage technology to help manage, automate, and organize the contract process through all stages of contract lifecycle, like contract initiation, development, negotiation, compliance, and contract renewal.
These solutions not only streamline the process by standardizing the process steps, like core templates, but also help provide visibility into aspects like spend and supplier performance. As John correctly highlighted: “And now CLM is kind of becoming that next big movement inside of the corporate America, because it's really the last archaic piece of the way that organizations are doing business. If you think about it, in many circumstances, contracts are still in paper format, or PDF formats, you know, filed away in Outlook files, or more, often still in file cabinets and in different disparate systems in many circumstances around the world.”
SAPinsider invited John Karagozian, General Manager, Partner Business Development at Icertis, a leading contract intelligence solutions provider to discuss this category of solutions, that is rapidly emerging as a strategic solution, and to discuss the role these solutions can play in digital transformation journeys of organizations.
Mar 31, 2022
•1 minute read
The Next Evolution of Spend ManagementThere are many variables that can complicate how SAP customers manage their spend, such as when significant portions of the workforce are external or when consumers have certain expectations for their travel and expense experience. Having a clear picture of every category of spend — whether that is travel, indirect, direct, or contingent labor and services spend — can help organizations create more collaborate commerce. As spend management has begun evolving toward Intelligent Spend Management where everything is integrated, insightful, and connected, SAP now offers an integrated solution suite for all spend management needs. After reading this article, you will:
- Understand the three pillars of SAP’s integrated approach to Intelligent Spend Management
- Discover the benefits of adopting an Intelligent Spend Management strategy
- Learn how this approach ties together every source and category of spend with one unified view and allows you to apply intelligent technologies and collaborate with your partners outside of your four walls.
Feb 19, 2020
•11 minute read
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