Each industry has unique processes and requirements for managing direct spend. That's why SAP Ariba offers targeted solutions for process, asset intensive, discreet and retail industries - in addition to general solutions for direct spend.
- Discrete manufacturing makes individual items from a Bill of Materials.
- Process Manufacturing makes batches of items from a recipe or formula.
- Asset – Intensive manufacturing uses expensive equipment.
- Retail has limited to no manufacturing with a focus on fulfillment/availability.
You can create a real win-win-win for you, your trading partners, and your customers in each targeted industry for direct spend by collaborating with all your trading partners, in real time, on a single network, across all processes and spend categories. Additionally, you will see how you can reduce risk and direct spend leakage while increasing visibility into your supply chain.