Ariba Managed Support (AMS)

Best Practices for Ariba Managed Support for users, suppliers, and buyers, including how to find the best service partner.

Supplier and Catalog Enablement: Preparing for Your Ariba Deployment 

Supplier and Catalog enablement are two of the most challenging aspects of deployment, yet they’re also the most misunderstood. That can cause major issues for supplier and catalog adoption. It…

5 Takeaways from ProcureCon Indirect East 2023

The ProcureCon Indirect East Conference, held from September 11 to 13, 2023 in Orlando, brought together procurement professionals, industry experts, and thought leaders to delve into the latest trends, strategies,…

Staff Augmentation for Ariba: Enhance Your Procurement Capabilities

Today's rapidly evolving SAP Ariba landscape makes it challenging to keep up with advances in technology, frequent feature updates, and meeting the everyday demands of a complex system designed to…

Ariba Microprojects: Small Investments, Big Results

What is an Ariba microproject? A microproject is a targeted, short-term project focused on improving your Source to Pay systems, processes, and performance. They can address any facet of your…

Benefits of Ariba Catalog Management

From reducing maverick spend to improving compliance, the advantages of good catalog management extend throughout the procurement lifecycle, ultimately paving the way for optimized procurement practices and strategic business growth.

Ariba Network Customer Management: Standardizing Business Practices across Accounts

There’s a lot of focus on Supplier Management in SAP Ariba. But another facet in that relationship is Customer Management. Sometimes, just as with suppliers, your Ariba customer accounts can…

SAP Ariba Catalog Management: An Overview

If you’re not taking advantage of SAP Ariba Catalog Management capabilities, you’re missing out on one of the most effective – and simplest – centralized procurement software solutions.

Mandatory SAP Ariba Deadlines: What You Need to Know Now

There are a few big changes coming to SAP Ariba that will affect any company that runs Ariba software. These changes are mandatory and will take some time to prepare…

Understanding Supplier Risk Management

Weaknesses in the supply chain that were brought to the forefront by the pandemic should have made it clear that understanding supplier risk management and why its implementation is crucial…

Required SAP Ariba Updates with Expiring Support

There are a couple of crucial modules that SAP Ariba is upgrading to more cloud-based functionality. It's important to make a plan now before the standard support for these modules…

Ariba Network for Suppliers: FAQ

Are you a supplier that has recently been asked by your customer to start transacting business through the Ariba Network? If so, you’re not alone. In the past month or…

SAP Ariba Managed Support: 3 Ways it can Fail

Anyone who has ever called customer support for their phone or cable company knows how frustrating it is for your support to be outsourced. At CCP Global we have a…