Connect and collaborate with the world’s largest supplier community – the cloud-based Ariba Network

Reduce the time and cost of seller discovery and qualification by up to 90% – and reduce overall project spend by up to 15% – with this free, cloud-based service.*

• Participate in the industry’s most trusted business commerce network, transacting over $450B annually
• Interact with nearly 1M sellers, across 20K categories, in more than 190 countries
• Reduce time and expense of seller discovery and qualification methods by up to 90%
• Manage business postings, sourcing, bidding, and contract awards from a single location

Use scanning and workflow tools to begin your transition to electronic invoicing – and implement routing and approval rules for greater invoice visibility and control.

• Consolidate paper and electronic invoice processing
• Ensure security, confidentiality, and accuracy
• Eliminate in-house scanning, OCR software, mailroom, and storage costs
• Integrate with your existing systems for efficient workflow
• Invite high-paper-volume suppliers to transition to e-invoicing

Achieve compliant, electronic invoicing on a global scale – for faster approval cycles, dramatically lower processing costs, increased discount capture, and near-zero exceptions.

• Shorten approval cycles and improve productivity
• Eliminate 70% or more of related costs*
• Improve discount capture by more than 100%*
• Enable all of your suppliers to participate
• Comply with global VAT and regulatory requirements

Extend your existing ERP system to create a collaborative e-payment platform that supports supplier needs, streamlines payments, and reduces processing costs.

• Transmit ACH payments safely and efficiently to your suppliers' banks
• Send detailed remittance information to your suppliers
• Provide suppliers with tools to monitor payments and maintain their own accounts

Automate early payment discount management – from initial offers through to agreements – for improved working capital and healthier annual returns.

• Manage payables and cash with greater precision, control, and visibility
• Expand discount capture across targeted suppliers, spend, and invoices
• Enforce pre-negotiated contract and discount terms
• Maximize discounts with tools such as prorated and dynamic discounting

Quickly convert your receivables to cash at attractive rates – to access the working capital you need, when you need it – with the Ariba Network.

• Access a global network of capital providers
• Retain complete control over your cash flow and cost of capital
• Build working capital cheaply to hire talent, develop products, or purchase equipment
• Benefit from terms that require no personal guarantees or balance sheet liens
  

Leverage your investment-grade risk rating and credit worthiness to provide strategic suppliers with access to affordable, on-demand cash via the Ariba Network.

• Reduce working capital while mitigating supply chain risk
• Provide suppliers with access to funding based on your lower cost of capital
• Develop strong, mutually beneficial business relationships