Ariba Visibility Solutions
Corporate decision makers know that improvements in operational efficiency—and significant reductions in corporate spending—can be achieved only through comprehensive analyses of cross-company data. Yet for most companies, this critical data remains essentially invisible. It is scattered amongst multiple, disparate systems that are difficult to access and lack a single, uniform view. If spend cannot be measured it can never be improved, and many businesses end up leaving money "on the table" instead of driving it to the bottom line.
Ariba offers an integrated, comprehensive visibility solution that promotes detailed spend-centric analysis and leads to informed, accurate decisions. The Ariba Visibility Solution comprises software, services and knowledge that provide businesses with visibility into and control of spend across all categories, systems, and divisions throughout their entire source-to-pay cycle. The solution's wide deployability and straightforward interface gives decision makers rapid access to meaningful intelligence regarding spend, supplier performance and procurement processes. Ariba Visibility Solution is offered in a range of packages and delivery options to scale to the specific visibility needs of each organization.
To help our customers identify opportunities and accelerate results, the Ariba Visibility Solution offers unmatched levels of speed, sustainability, coverage and flexibility:
- Speed. Ariba promotes swift implementation and integration with existing systems, as well as rapid data cleansing and classification. Its robust, intuitive interface enables company decision makers to interpret data quickly and accurately.
- Sustainability. The automated classification feature ensures a consistent and highly repeatable solution. As the Ariba Visibility knowledgebase grows, it drives continuous improvement in automation level and accuracy.
- Coverage. Our solution provides line-level, commodity-specific detail derived from all data systems.
- Flexibility. Ariba offers a choice of delivery methods and the ability to transition from one method to another to accommodate changing needs. Organizations can also choose to integrate their visibility solution into an overall spend management program.
According to the Aberdeen Group, lack of spend visibility capabilities is costing businesses $260 billion annually.* That's why over 100 spend management leaders use Ariba Visibility Solutions to analyze and optimize their spend, processes and performance.
The core solution elements include:
- Ariba Analysis
- Ariba Data Enrichment Services
- Ariba Spend Visibility
- Ariba Services
- Integrated Partner Technology
