SupplyChain Magazine November 2016 | Page 15

ASIAN COMPANIES : SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNOLOGY
consumers use to manage their personal business , our procurement solutions give Chinese companies a fast and easy way to manage everything from contracts to payments all in one place . And by making them available in China , we can help speed their digital transformation and open a significant new market .

“ Companies across China are increasingly placing digital processes at the core of their business and are looking for cloud-based solutions that can help them to better manage their operations and connect with trading partners ”

- Grant Clinch , Head of APJ , SAP Ariba
What other parts of Asia does SAP Ariba operate in ? We operate in 50 countries across the region . To give you an idea or our size and reach , there are more than 500,000 Asian buyers and sellers connected to the Ariba Network , including :
• 300,000 in India
• 100,000 in Australia
• 70,000 in China
• 60,000 in Singapore
• 45,000 in Malaysia
And in the twelve months ended September 30 2016 , these companies used our solutions to :
• Source more than $ 29 billion in goods and services
• Exchange over 1.6 million purchase orders worth an estimated $ 9.5 billion
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