{"id":3379,"date":"2016-02-29T16:20:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T15:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/ariba-on-demand-solution-praktijkervaringen\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T14:44:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T13:44:10","slug":"ariba-on-demand-solution-hands-on-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/ariba-on-demand-solution-hands-on-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariba On-Demand Solution: Hands on Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition of Ariba by SAP has raised some questions for some time now. This applies to both SAP SRM consultants and purchasing professionals within companies. By now it is clear that SAP has positioned Ariba as its &#8220;On Demand&#8221; solution while SRM has been presented as the &#8220;On Premise&#8221; solution in the market. But what does this mean in practice? What should companies consider when choosing SRM or Ariba. What are the differences between these two?<\/p>\n<p>To be able to advise its clients in the best possible way on this area Compera Consulting has invested in building the necessary knowledge of the Ariba On-Demand solution. More important to note is the fact that two consultants of Compera Consulting are currently engaged in a deployment project of the Ariba On-Demand Solution. Their first impression of the solution is presented in this blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The user interface.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The user interface looks good. It is quite intuitive even though it cannot be compared to the user experience on web shops like Amazon.com or the SRM User Interface Add-on. This comparison is not quite right because there are other things to be considered like accounting information (cost center, project, ledger, etc) when placing an order as a purchaser of a company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pic-1-Dashboard.f6a0e832dcd0bb49805478827783c3b5.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Flexibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the benefits of a Cloud-Based solution like Ariba is the fact that the operational costs can be minimized. As a company you don&#8217;t have to make the necessary investments in order to keep the solution up and running. The downside of this is that you are somewhat limited in the extent to which you can make custom developments to fully meet your business requirements.<\/p>\n<p>However Ariba will cover all standard processes as long as these are designed according to the business best practices. The system has a number of configurable parameters to help you customize the system as desired. In addition, it is also possible to some extent to make custom developments to support certain business processes. For very specific\/complex business processes the question remains whether you can support this with Ariba.3. Integratie met SAP ECC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. SAP integration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The integration between Ariba and SAP ECC is probably the subject where the greatest challenge lies. With the acquisition of Ariba, SAP is paying more and more attention to the integration between SAP and Ariba. However, this is one of the areas where SRM has an edge on Ariba.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pic-2-Integration.353840c8449515eb7aec4e891e6fce07.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"272\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">4. Supplier collaboration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ariba Network where buyers and sellers can find each other is seemingly the showpiece of Ariba. It allows buyers and sellers to exchange digital procurement documents among each other. These include quotations, order information and invoicing. A key factor for success is, of course, that the suppliers also need to be on the Ariba Network. Therefore supplier onboarding should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">In a next blog we will go more into the details on the content with regard to the functionalities of the \u00a0Ariba On-Demand Solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The acquisition of Ariba by SAP has raised some questions for some time now. This applies to both SAP SRM consultants and purchasing professionals within companies. By now it is clear that SAP has positioned Ariba as its &#8220;On Demand&#8221; solution while SRM has been presented as the &#8220;On Premise&#8221; solution in the market. But [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>De aankoop van Ariba door SAP houdt de gemoederen al enige tijd bezig. Dat geldt voor zowel SAP SRM consultants als voor inkoopprofessionals binnen bedrijven. Inmiddels is het duidelijk dat SAP Ariba heeft gepositioneerd als haar \u201cOn Demand\u201d oplossing terwijl SRM als de \u201cOn Premise\u201d oplossing in de markt wordt weggezet. Maar wat betekent dit nu in de praktijk? Wat zouden bedrijven in overweging moeten nemen bij de keuze SRM of Ariba. Wat zijn de inhoudelijke verschillen tussen deze twee?<\/p><p>Om haar klanten zo goed mogelijk te kunnen adviseren op dit gebied heeft Compera de afgelopen periode ge\u00efnvesteerd in het opbouwen van de nodige kennis van de Ariba On-Demand oplossing. Belangrijker om te melden is het feit dat er momenteel twee consultants zijn ingezet op projecten waar de Ariba On-Demand Solution wordt ge\u00efmplementeerd. Hun eerste indruk van de oplossing wordt in deze blog uiteengezet.<\/p><p><strong>1. De gebruikersinterface.<\/strong><\/p><p>De gebruikersinterface van Ariba ziet er goed uit. Het is redelijk intu\u00eftief te noemen hoewel het niet helemaal te vergelijken is met de gebruikerservaring op Bol.com, Amazon.com of de SRM User Interface Add-on. Deze vergelijking is echter niet helemaal terecht omdat je bij het inkopen binnen een bedrijf te maken hebt met de nodige accountinginformatie (kostenplaats, project, grootboek, etc) die opgegeven moet worden.<\/p><p><strong><img title=\"Compera - Ariba Dashboard\" src=\"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/nl\/assets\/components\/phpthumbof\/cache\/Pic%201%20Dashboard.f6a0e832dcd0bb49805478827783c3b5.jpg\" alt=\"Compera - Ariba Dashboard\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>2. Flexibiliteit.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00c9\u00e9n van de voordelen van een Cloud oplossing is het feit dat de operationele kosten beheersbaar kunnen blijven omdat je als bedrijf niet hoeft te investeren om de oplossing draaiende te houden. De keerzijde hiervan is dat je enigszins beperkt bent in de mate waarin je maatwerk kunt doorvoeren. Over het algemeen is Ariba prima in staat om de standaard \u201cbest practices\u201d processen te ondersteunen. Het systeem beschikt standaard over een aantal configureerbare parameters om het naar je hand te zetten. Daarnaast is het ook mogelijk om tot op zekere hoogte \u201ccustom developments\u201d door te voeren. Voor zeer specifieke\/complexe bedrijfsprocessen blijft het echter de vraag of je deze met Ariba kunt ondersteunen.<\/p><p><strong>3. Integratie met SAP ECC.<\/strong><\/p><p>De integratie tussen Ariba en SAP ECC is waarschijnlijk het onderwerp waar de grootste uitdaging ligt. Met de overname van Ariba door SAP wordt hier de nodige aandacht besteed. Echter valt hier nog de winst te behalen door Ariba in vergelijking met SAP SRM.<\/p><p><strong><img title=\"Compera - Ariba Integration\" src=\"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/nl\/assets\/components\/phpthumbof\/cache\/Pic%202%20Integration.353840c8449515eb7aec4e891e6fce07.png\" alt=\"Compera - Ariba Integration\" width=\"800\" height=\"272\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>4. Integratie met de leverancier.<\/strong><\/p><p>Het Ariba Network waar inkopers en verkopers elkaar kunnen vinden is ogenschijnlijk het parade paardje van Ariba. Hiermee kunnen inkopers en verkopers digitaal documenten met elkaar uitwisselen wat de effici\u00ebntie ten goede komt. Denk hierbij aan offertetrajecten, orderinformatie en facturatie. Voorwaarde voor succes is uiteraard dat de leveranciers ook op het Ariba Network zitten. Het aan boord brengen\/krijgen van je leveranciers moet niet worden onderschat.<\/p><p><img title=\"Compera - Ariba Network\" src=\"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/nl\/assets\/components\/phpthumbof\/cache\/Pic%203%20Purchase%20Orders.f6a0e832dcd0bb49805478827783c3b5.jpg\" alt=\"Compera - Ariba Network\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p><p>In een volgende blog zullen we iets dieper gaan op de inhoud wat betreft de functionaliteiten van Ariba.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ariba-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compera.vanvlerken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}