The low-touch scenario requires a small amount of procurement department involvement.The purchase requisition is created from the best quote in SAP Ariba Guided Buying.Based on the scenario, the best quote is awarded by the requester in SAP Ariba Guided Buying (Low-touch), or by the strategic buyer in SAP Ariba Sourcing (High-touch).Submitted forms are sent to SAP Ariba Sourcing, where a strategic buyer reviews the data and publishes an RFQ.Users fill out request forms in SAP Ariba Guided Buying.This scenario is ideal for frequent small purchases that follow N bids and a buy company policy.By accepting a quote, a purchase requisition is automatically created.The requester views suppliers’ quotes in SAP Ariba Guided Buying and accepts one of them.Requests are sent to the suppliers through SAP Business Network.Users fill out request forms in SAP Ariba Guided Buying and choose preferred suppliers to invite.Tactical sourcing possible scenarios in SAP Ariba: Scenario Quotes from the suppliers can thus be requested in a reactive, less controlled manner without involving strategic buyers in every transaction and activity. Each form contains a commodity code, location and preferred suppliers.

Casual users and functional buyers simply browse for request forms in SAP Ariba Guided Buying catalogs.

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