Features of Ariba Catalog Solution
As a
supplier, you need to implement a procurement process that is easy to manage at
the same time is efficient and cost-effective for your customers. The key to
simplify procurement is to use Ariba catalog solution. Ariba offers a catalog
management solution that helps to standardize procurement process, ensure
compliance and improve purchase order accuracy.
Following are
the features that have made Ariba catalog solution a must-have for B2B business
transactions:
Simple and Low Maintenance
Updating
procurement catalog has always been an issue for both customers as well as
suppliers. Even to change attributes such as price of a single product, the
supplier has to re-publish the entire catalog, which is very time consuming.
However, with Ariba catalog solution,
updating catalog content can be done in a matter of minutes. It simplifies
complicated process associated with updating catalog content. Ariba catalog
comes with automated verification feature that facilitates updates and ensure
accuracy in catalog content.
Guarantees Contract Compliance
Lack of
contract compliance is a major problem faced by suppliers. It is vital that the
customer has access only to contract catalog when procuring products from
specified suppliers. Ariba PunchOut catalog
solution ensures that non-contract products are not available for purchasing to
specified customers. In other words, the customer has access only to approved
supplier list. Also, suppliers are given priority on the basis of search
criteria, which can help to simplify the purchasing process for customers.
Supports Catalog in Different
Languages
In case, customers
are located in different countries, the supplier will have to create procurement
catalog in multiple languages. Moreover, the catalog may be often huge
containing millions of SKUs. With Ariba catalog solution, setting up supplier
catalog – irrespective of the number of SKUs or data language being used – is
easy and quick. In simple words, creating, deploying and maintaining supplier
catalog is never an issue when catalog management is done over Ariba Network.
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