Which of the following processes does the purchaser in Automation of Source-to-Pay with Ariba Network (42K) scenario?

Question

Options

• ARevise Payment Proposal
• BAward Quote
• CRelease Supplier Invoice for Payment
• DSubmit Price Quote

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  93% (40)
• C
  5% (2)

Explanation

Award Quote (B) is the purchaser's action because in the Source-to-Pay process with Ariba Network, the purchaser issues a Request for Quotation (RFQ), evaluates supplier responses, and then awards the winning quote to proceed with procurement - this is a core buyer-side sourcing decision.

Option D (Submit Price Quote) is the supplier's role, not the purchaser's - suppliers respond to RFQs by submitting their pricing back through Ariba Network.

Options A (Revise Payment Proposal) and C (Release Supplier Invoice for Payment) belong to the Accounts Payable/Finance team in the downstream payment process, not the purchaser role in the sourcing/procurement phase.

Memory tip: Think of the purchaser as the "decision-maker" who gives out (awards) business, while the supplier puts in (submits) bids. In S2P, the purchaser owns the sourcing decision - awarding the quote - and hands off to Finance for payment steps.

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