70% reduction in per

PO operating costs
Over 600 catalogues
enabled
All spend categories
now enabled for e-
procurement
For purchases through
SRM, improved coverage
and catalogue interface
with a seamless end user
experience
For all other purchases,
improved user adoption
and compliance with
easy-to-use interface
Improved supply base
collaboration and
increased
inter-enterprise
productivity
Improved VAT and
contract compliance
Company
Air Liquide
Profile
World Leader in Gases
for Industry, Health and
the Environment
Ariba Solutions
Ariba Procurement Content
Ariba Procure-to-Order
Ariba Network
Challenges Solutions Results
Extremely dispersed
organization, with
operations
in 80 countries
Even more global supply
base struggle to
onboard suppliers and
catalogues
Multiple purchasing
systems not well adopted
due to poor ease of use
Need to improve contract
and VAT compliance
Continued pressure to
drive greater savings
to P&L
Desire to forge more
strategic and
collaborative supplier
relationships
Ariba Procurement
Content

solution
integrated with SAP
SRM and PM for direct
materials purchased via
SAP
Ariba Procure-to-Order

solution integrated with

SAP, JDE, and Movex for
indirect spend and other
direct materials
Ariba

Network as the
single connection to
catalogues
and suppliers
Increased Inter-Enterprise Productivity
and Extended SAP Investment Value
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