WALLDORF, Germany, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP
SE (NYSE: SAP) today said that more than 280 companies in the
third quarter went live with SAP® Ariba® and SAP
Fieldglass® solutions to digitalize procurement and external
workforce management, as global economic uncertainty continued to
drive companies to accelerate digital transformation.
"Companies are ramping up digitalization projects as they look
to protect their brands — and bottom lines — in these
challenging times," said John
Wookey, president of SAP Intelligent Spend Management and
Business Network. "Despite this uncertainty, it is exciting to see
how companies are leveraging our solutions to manage spend and help
ensure that the necessary goods, services and external worker
resources are available to not only stay in business, but
thrive."
Procurement is taking a greater strategic and central role
helping companies navigate today's challenging business
environment. At the same time, the need for companies to remain
agile has prompted more businesses to tap into the flexible,
external workforce talent pool.
Among the companies to have embraced and implemented intelligent
spend solutions in the third quarter are Terumo North America
and the following:
- Acciona S.A., a Spanish sustainable infrastructure
and renewable energy conglomerate, shifted to electronic invoicing
with the SAP Ariba Invoice Management solution to help increase its
accounts payable department's efficiency. For greater
transparency into its supply chain, Acciona implemented the SAP
Ariba Commerce Automation solution using Ariba Network to exchange
information with suppliers in real time.
- Centro Médico ABC, a major medical center in in
Mexico continued its digital
transformation with SAP, including implementation of SAP Ariba
solutions to gain greater visibility into its supply chain and to
control expenses.
SAP's global ecosystem of integrators, implementers
and resellers in the third quarter led more than 73% of successful
SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass solution implementation projects. The
number of certified consultants continued to grow in the quarter,
up 83% over a year ago.
More Than 70 New Customers, 150 Expanded Contracts and 220
Renewals
In addition to over 220 companies renewing licenses
for SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass solutions, more than 150 companies
expanded their contracts, such as ABB Group and the following:
- Natura &Co, one of Brazil's largest cosmetics manufacturers,
embarked on the next phase in its journey to become an intelligent
enterprise with the integration of the SAP S/4HANA® and SAP Ariba
solutions, the SAP Extended Warehouse Management application, and
SAP Analytics solutions to help streamline its procurement and
supply chain operations.
- Vestas, a global leader in sustainable energy solutions,
completed its worldwide rollout of the SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle
and Performance solution with the final go-live in China. This builds upon the successful
implementation of SAP Ariba solutions for buying, invoicing and
commerce automation. By moving procurement onto one cloud-based
platform for supplier onboarding and performance management, Vestas
is further improving the experience of its staff and network of
more than 2,000 suppliers, while improving cost efficiency,
real-time visibility and compliance.
In the third quarter, more than 70 new customers selected SAP
Ariba and SAP Fieldglass solutions. These include Britvic Soft
Drinks Ltd., Indra Sistemas S.A., Siemens Gamesa, VELUX and the
following:
- Algar Telecom, Brazil's
No. 1 telecommunications company, has chosen SAP solutions to bring
key operations under one scalable, reliable and unified platform to
continue its digital transformation and boost growth. This includes
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Cloud Platform, and SAP Ariba and SAP
Digital Supply Chain solutions.
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