Cardo Tackles Procurement Compliance with Ariba

Leading industrial conglomerate leverages cloud-based solutions to ensure savings negotiated reach the bottom line

Neighbourhood inspector for West Tynedale, Dave Thornhill, said: "We need residents to help us stop opportunist thieves.Five double bedrooms are located on the first-floor: the master with built-in wardrobes and an en-suite shower room.Anyone with any information about the theft is asked to contact police on 03456 043 043 ext 69191, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.“At Cardo, we believe that less is more. Less paper equals more efficiency and improved performance and results,” said Katarina Tollin, Vice President, Procurement, Cardo. “Ariba provides us with a powerful, yet easy-to-use solution which we can use to drive a completely automated procurement process that yields bottom-line savings and efficiencies that benefit our company and our customers around the globe.”To drive this process, Cardo is implementing Ariba® Procure-to-Pay™. A unique software solution delivered as a service through the Ariba Commerce Cloud, Ariba Procure-to-Pay provides companies with all of the tools necessary to dynamically manage suppliers, processes, budgets, approvals and payments on a global basis. Using the service, Cardo can:Ariba, the Ariba logo, AribaLIVE, Ariba.com, Ariba.com Network, Ariba Spend Management. Find it. Get it. Keep it. and PO-Flip are registered trademarks of Ariba, Inc. Ariba Procure-to-Pay, Ariba Buyer, Ariba eForms, Ariba PunchOut, Ariba Services Procurement, Ariba Travel and Expense, Ariba Procure-to-Order, Ariba Procurement Content, Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Savings and Pipeline Tracking, Ariba Category Management, Ariba Category Playbooks, Ariba StartSourcing, Ariba Spend Visibility, Ariba Analysis, Ariba Data Enrichment, Ariba Contract Management, Ariba Contract Compliance, Ariba Electronic Signatures, Ariba StartContracts, Ariba Invoice Management, Ariba Payment Management, Ariba Working Capital Management, Ariba Settlement, Ariba Supplier Information and Performance Management, Ariba Supplier Information Management, Ariba Discovery, Ariba Invoice Automation, Ariba PO Automation, Ariba Express Content, Ariba Ready, and Ariba LIVE are trademarks or service marks of Ariba, Inc. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations in the United States and/or other countries.The house offers an entrance hall, study, lounge, and large dining room with doors opening onto the terrace.Ariba Safe HarborThe garage door had been left open at the time of the incident.Cardo is a world-leading supplier of industrial doors and logistics systems, wastewater treatment systems, process equipment for the pulp and paper industry and garage doors. With sales of slightly more than SEK 8 billion and approximately 5,400 employees worldwide, Cardo delivers solutions that help to solve some of the greatest challenges of our time in the fields of water, transportation and energy. Corporate headquarters are located in Malmö, Sweden.

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