There are a variety of benefits:
No!
Typically, there is a fee based on the amount of transactions you exchange with customers on the AN, however, Linde has made substantial investment to limit impact to suppliers and will be covering these fees.
Yes, the digitally signed invoice in Ariba is legal binding and the tax relevant document.
You have the choice to use the same account and simply connect with Linde or create a new account – based on your business needs. The Ariba Team can support you here.
You can either integrate your system into Ariba or use the web portal – for more information contact SAP Ariba.
No. Partial delivery/invoicing as well as sending attachments is also possible with Ariba. We will also continue to use the punch out catalogues as is (if provided by you). The Ariba network is only transferring the documents between Linde and the supplier.
Yes. When posting an invoice, extra charges can be added. Please refer to the training videos for instructions.
Currently the buying and invoicing process is highly manual. We believe that launching a more automated approach will provide greater stakeholder management and efficiencies throughout the Purchase-to-Pay processes for us as Linde but also for you as a supplier.
Yes. The Ariba Network is our future strategy to digitize the Purchase-to-Pay process.
Linde has started using the solution in 2017 and is rolling it out in further countries. If you have not been approached yet, feel free to get in contact with us.
Currently the Ariba Network is used in:
Yes, you can maintain some master data in your profile which will then default to e.g. the invoices.