Case Study: Aeon Nexus achieves 22–30% cost savings and slashes supplier search time to one day with SAP Ariba (Ariba Discovery)

Web-based Service to Identify and Qualify Suppliers Achieves Savings

Aeon Nexus, a public-sector management consulting firm, faced slow, manual supplier searches—relying on Hoover’s, internet searches, standard databases and client-provided names—with typical supplier identification taking about two weeks. This inefficiency, plus phone- and email-dependent outreach and the need to support multi-language and multi-currency global sourcing, left the team little time for supplier qualification.

By making Ariba Discovery a required step in its sourcing process, Aeon Nexus gained fast access to sourcing-ready suppliers and detailed capability and contact information, cutting identification time from two weeks to a day. The firm realized 22–30% price reductions across a wide range of goods and services, streamlined contract discussions (warranties, freight, customs, etc.), and plans to expand and promote Ariba Discovery to further accelerate sourcing and reduce costs for customers.

Aeon Nexus

Thomas Pandola

Managing Director