Shortfacts - October 2017

Ariba for SMEs

SAP Ariba procurement solutions were previously only affordable for large companies and corporations. As part of a midmarket initiative, SAP and the consulting firm Apsolut, which specializes in procurement processes, are launching a specially adapted and packaged SAP Ariba solution for the upper midmarket. This preconfigured product uses certain core functions from the cloud-based full version of Ariba. The licensing and pricing for the user companies are structured accordingly. This means that best practice workflows, functions and form templates are available to handle procure-to-pay processes efficiently and quickly with suppliers. This speeds up procurement processes and reduces the costs associated with paper-based invoices, among other things. The target group is companies with a purchasing volume of around 50 million euros or more per year. The advantage of the solution is the short implementation time of just a few weeks and manageable project costs.