Case Study: Ohio State University Medical Center achieves $1M savings, 60% faster sourcing, and centralized contract management with SAP Ariba

Maximizing Cost Savings and Time through Improved Strategic Sourcing and Contract Management Technology

The Ohio State University Medical Center, one of the largest academic medical centers in the country, faced inefficient, paper‑heavy sourcing and contract processes: slow bid postings, significant buyer time spent on tech support, no central contract repository or expiration tracking, limited visibility into sourcing projects and rebates, and a lack of standard templates.

By adopting SAP Ariba’s SaaS suite — Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Savings & Pipeline Tracking, Ariba Contract Management and Ariba Discovery — OSU standardized and automated sourcing and contract workflows, added expiration notifications and redlining, and improved reporting and collaboration. Outcomes include a $1M linen savings found via Ariba Discovery, a 60% reduction in time to quantify sourcing results and manage the project pipeline, 1,000+ contracts in a shared repository, better cross‑organization visibility, and ongoing automatic upgrades and help‑desk support.

Ohio State University Medical Center

Karen Sherrill

Senior Commodity Manager