"Digitalizing procurement can transform supply chains and support growth strategies," said Ben Redwine, chief operating officer, SAP Ariba Asia Pacific Japan. "Alkem's unwavering commitment is to make a difference to patients' lives around the world — a commendable goal we hope to support by accelerating its adoption of Intelligent Spend Management. Our SAP Ariba solutions will help Alkem reduce costs, improve efficiency, increase transparency and encourage supplier collaboration while integrating with existing systems including SAP S/4HANA — which will help the business run better and, in turn, improve more people's lives." With the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing portfolio, Alkem will be able to manage its sourcing, contracting and spend analysis processes across direct and indirect materials and services — all in one place.