Handling Your First Payment Notification
Paying Your First SMP Invoice is Critical
Receiving your first Ariba SMP invoice means you've reached an important e-commerce milestone. You've crossed the chargeable threshold and are now transacting - with at least one customer - five or more documents worth 50,000 USD annually via the Ariba Network.
To maintain your momentum - and the qualifying Network relationships your customers have come to rely on - it's critical that you renew your membership and remit payment before the due date on your invoice to avoid service interruption. Only then can you continue to enjoy the measurable benefits of being an Ariba Network supplier.
Paying Your Invoice
Paying for your Ariba Network subscription is easy. Just log in to your account and click the Manage Services link in the upper right-hand corner.
Why Renewing is a Important
Several reasons, like greater customer satisfaction, faster payments, lower costs, fewer errors, and higher revenue. Look at a sampling of what your peers are accomplishing through participation in the Ariba Network:
- An office supplies provider reduced order processing costs by 75% through system-to-system automation.
- A major MRO provider increased order accuracy by 83% through the use of electronic catalogs, and achieved a 95% success rate in posting valid invoices and getting customer approval.
- A pharmaceutical supplier experienced a 30% reduction in DSO after its customer adopted Ariba and stopped invoicing manually.
- A major MRO supplier reduced DSO to an average of 9.5 days with Ariba (compared to 37 days for hardcopy invoices).
- A large office supplies provider experienced a 15%-20% DSO reduction after deploying EDI; they now save 5.6 days in DSO across their customer base.
- A major MRO supplier increased order accuracy by 83% through use of electronic catalogs.
So make sure your business continues to benefit in similar ways. Log in and remit your payment today. Ariba Network experts are standing by to help you realize even more value.
If you have more questions, check out these links…
SMP pricing
SMP structure and packages
FAQ about pricing and invoicing
First-time charges
SMP program tutorial
Pricing information is current as of September 1, 2010, and Ariba, Inc. reserves the right to change it for any future subscription period.
