It diverges from the previous Ariba software in two ways-it provides out-of-the-box integration with the Ariba Buyer platform, which offers procurement execution functionality such as contract management, and it offers connectivity with the Ariba Commerce Services Network, or CSN, which provides access to a large base of suppliers.Īriba, of Sunnyvale, Calif., has come under fire in the past for having limited direct procurement functionality, which left scant room for companies to perform critical functions such as collaboration or strategic sourcing. Like Aribas existing Sourcing platform, the new application suite enables buyers to automate the sourcing process online.
The Enterprise Sourcing platform allows professional buyers to access supplier management tools and commodity templates to source suppliers, negotiate contracts, analyze what they are spending, and conduct online e-procurement, Ariba officials said. The company last week tried to put less-than-flattering events behind it-the loss of CEO Larry Mueller after one quarter in office, poor first-half financial results and a major company restructuring-by introducing Ariba Enterprise Sourcing, its first major move into the direct procurement arena. Ariba Inc., the former Wunderkind of business- to-business e-commerce that has fallen on hard times, is looking to right its ship with a new line of direct procurement software.
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