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Ariba Spend Management for the Retail Industry

Overview Ariba Spend Management enables retailers to automate and expedite all their sourcing and procurement activities. Integration of analysis, sourcing, contract management, purchasing, and invoicing procedures into a spend management system makes the entire purchasing process more efficient. It helps retailers source more categories and capital items, broaden their supply base, receive competitively priced quotes, and drive compliance to contract terms.

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Publisher	Ariba	File Format	PDF
Date Published	December 2004	Downloads	7
Format	White Papers
Topics	Procurement and Sourcing, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt.

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