Technology Magazine September 2019 | Page 70

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Ariba Network is the world ’ s largest business network

4.2mn Companies

$ 2.9trn In annual commerce

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76 % Of Fortune 2000 companies registered

on a light switch , illuminating the supply chain in all directions . Meanwhile , the advent of cognitive technologies lends cloud-based networks greater insight than ever . Applying machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence , a digital network can augment an organisation ’ s strategic planning with sophisticated predictive analytics to avoid bottlenecks , shortfalls and other operational disruptions .
Yet for all their transformative effects on the supply chain , digital networks ’

“ The human element in music and business alike is irreplaceable ”

— Sean Thompson , Senior Vice President of Business Network and Ecosystem , SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass
SEPTEMBER 2019