Microsoft Reinvents Supply Chain with SAP Ariba and Intrigo Systems
November 15 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Company leverages cloud-based applications and
business network to improve collaboration and execution, lower
costs
Microsoft Corp. has one of the most complex supply chains in the
world. And to keep it humming and ensure supply keeps up with
demand for its hottest products, the company is reinventing its
supply chain. In a newly released webinar, the company discusses
how it is teaming with SAP Ariba and Intrigo Systems to create a
scalable, modern platform to support the efficient, cost-effective
manufacturing of its most popular products, including the Xbox and
Surface.
“At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and
organization on the planet to achieve more. And our strategy to
achieve this is to build best-in-class systems and platforms and
productivity systems,” said Ali Khaki, Principal PM, Supply Chain
Engineering, Microsoft. “When we looked at our supply chain, it was
clear we needed to build a flexible, scalable platform that could
support the complexity of our hardware business.”
And it is using SAP Ariba solutions for direct spend to do it.
“The Ariba® Network is the backbone for Xbox and Surface line of
products supply chain,” Khaki said.
Through the Ariba Network and the cloud-based applications
delivered on it – including SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration™,
Microsoft has created a modern platform from which it can safely
and easily collaborate with multiple tiers of contract
manufacturers and suppliers across key supply chain planning and
execution processes, including:
- Sharing production forecasts, orders,
quality, and inventory information.
- Anticipating and resolving supply
assurance problems.
- Onboarding suppliers.
And the company is seeing results. Since implementing the
solutions with Intrigo’s support, Microsoft has:
- Enabled multi-tier planning and
collaboration with contract manufacturers and suppliers.
- Reduced the supplier commit process
from three days to 30 minutes.
- Cut the time it takes to onboarding for
suppliers from four months to four days.
- Standardized vendor engagement through
B2B, flat files and web-user interface.
“It’s a very clear and transparent process because of all the
communication that happens within the SAP Ariba system itself,”
Khaki said. “And it has allowed us to create a very positive user
experience for everyone involved in it.”
To hear more from Khaki on Microsoft’s supply chain
transformation, click here. To learn more about SAP Ariba’s direct
spend solutions and the value they can deliver, visit
www.ariba.com.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and
productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and
its mission is to empower every person and every organization on
the planet to achieve more.
About SAP Ariba
SAP Ariba is how companies connect to get business done. On the
Ariba Network, buyers and suppliers from more than 2.8 million
companies and 190 countries discover new opportunities, collaborate
on transactions and grow their relationships. Buyers can manage the
entire purchasing process, while controlling spending, finding new
sources of savings and building a healthy supply chain. And
suppliers can connect with profitable customers and efficiently
scale existing relationships – simplifying sales cycles and
improving cash control along the way. The result is a dynamic,
digital marketplace, where nearly $1 trillion in commerce gets done
every year. To learn more about SAP Ariba, visit
www.ariba.com.
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE:
SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From
back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to
mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work
together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively
to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services
enable approximately 365,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt
continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit
www.sap.com.
About Intrigo Systems
Intrigo Systems, Inc. is a SAP partner and a leading provider of
Advisory, Implementation, and Managed Services. Intrigo has
partnered and co-innovated with SAP in the design of the SAP
Advanced Planning and Optimization component, SAP Integrated
Business Planning, and the SAP Ariba® Supply Chain Collaboration
for Buyers solution. Intrigo has a hands-on leadership team who
collectively have over 120 successful SAP software implementations
to their credit. These include: SAP Integrated Business
Planning, SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization, SAP Ariba Supply
Chain Collaboration for Buyers, SAP ERP (including SAP S/4HANA® and
SAP Hybris® solutions) and analytics for industries as varied as
High-tech, Fashion, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Chemicals,
Pharma, and Automotive. Our clients include Broadcom, NVIDIA,
Dolby, Nike, Clorox, Albemarle, CP Kelco and ASR among others.
Visit www.intrigosys.com.
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