SAP Ariba

Justin Ashlock has spent over half of his more than 20-year career in technology with SAP America, joining SAP's Professional Services organization in 2005, serving eventually as a platinum consultant, and then as the practice engineer for hundreds of global SAP customer projects and engagements supporting over $100 billion in procurement and logistics activities and pursuits worldwide. In 2013, Justin began managing the SRM cloud practice for SAP North America, focusing on SAP Ariba, SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement, Materials Management, SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), as well as SAP CLM and Sourcing. Since 2018, Justin also serves as the global practice lead for SAP's procurement solutions in parallel. Justin is also a longtime SAP PRESS author, having published two books (SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement and SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass: Functionality and Implementation), as well as two procurement chapters as a contributing author in Discover SAP, 3rd edition and an e-Bite entitled Introducing Central Procurement for S/4HANA. Justin holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame. He resides in Chicago with his wife and two young sons. Rachith Srinivas is a technical consultant at SAP for procurement projects with more than 12 years of business technology experience and more than 8 years of SAP experience. He is also an expert in SAP Ariba cloud solutions such as SAP Ariba Contracts Management, SAP Ariba Sourcing Professional and SAP Ariba SIPM. He is a subject matter expert in SAP on-premise procurement solutions such as SAP Sourcing/CLM, SAP MM (purchasing), and SAP SRM.

Foreword
Preface
Target Audience
Objective
Structure of this Book
Acknowledgments
Introduction to SAP Ariba
Procurement: From On-Premise Solutions to the Cloud
SAP Ariba
Cloud Solutions at a Glance
Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Models
Hybrid Deployments
Cloud Implementation Model
Summary
Supplier Collaboration
What Is Supplier Collaboration?
Implementing the Ariba Network
Onboarding Suppliers
Enabling Suppliers
Becoming a Supplier on the Sales Side
Buying with the Ariba Network
Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with the Ariba Network
Summary
Supplier Lifecycle Performance and Risk Management
What Is Supplier Lifecycle Performance and Risk Management?
SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Summary
Sourcing
What Is Sourcing?
SAP Ariba Sourcing
SAP Ariba Discovery
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing for Product Sourcing
Summary
Contract Management
What Is Contract Management?
Planning Your Implementation
Configuring SAP Ariba Contracts
Creating Contracts
Consuming Contracts
Amending Contracts
Using Contracts with Other Applications
Summary
Guided Buying
What Is Guiding Buying?
Planning Your Implementation
Configuring the SAP Ariba Guided Buying Capability
SAP Ariba Guided Buying Capability in Procurement Operations
Summary
Operational Procurement
SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Buying, and SAP Ariba Catalog
Implementing SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing and SAP Ariba Buying
SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System
Implementing SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System
Summary
Invoice Management
What Is Invoice Management?
SAP Ariba Invoice Management
SAP Ariba Payables
Implementing and Configuring SAP Ariba Invoice Management and SAP Ariba Payables
Summary
Spend Analysis
What Is Spend Analysis?
Planning Your Implementation
Configuring SAP Ariba Spend Analysis
Integrating SAP Ariba Spend Analysis with SAP Analytics Cloud and On-Premise Data Sources
Mining Procurement Operations for Data
Summary
SAP Ariba Integration
SAP Ariba Integration Projects and Connectivity Options
Ariba Network Purchase Order and Invoice Automation with Purchasing Integration Options
SAP Ariba Sourcing Integration with SAP S/4HANA
SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers
SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
Summary
Conclusion
Summary
The Future of Procurement Solutions
The Authors
Index