Latest Coupa resources
Beyond Disruptions: Building the Next Generation of Resilient Supply Chains
December 6, 2022
This Harvard Business Review briefing paper examines how leading companies are creating tremendous value by embracing these practices and captures insights from recognized thought leaders on building resilience and agility, which have become strategic differentiators.
6 Truths About Business Spend Management Technology
November 30, 2022
There’s a lot of pressure on today’s CIO. So when the procurement and finance teams recommend a new supplier for their spend management system, it might seem safest for you to recommend the ERP vendor’s solution instead.
The New Competitive Edge - Analytics-Driven Supply Chain Design
September 7, 2022
This executive guide, developed in collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and Coupa, presents a vision for future-proof, analytics-driven supply chain design.
Threading the Supply Chain Needle
August 12, 2022
Learn how to break down departmental silos and design resilient and sustainable supply chains.
The 2022 Business Spend Management Benchmark Report
April 16, 2022
The industry’s only collection of benchmarks is based entirely on hard data from real business spend transactions, with 20 community-powered KPIs for best-in-class performance across procurement, risk, invoicing, expenses, and payments.
How to Mitigate ESG Risk in Your Supply Chain
April 15, 2022
Businesses worldwide seek more transparency in ESG data, according to a new Coupa study.
Unlocking Hidden Value for Your Business with a Business Spend Management Platform
February 7, 2022
In this ebook, learn how an integrated, single-platform suite helps business leaders in finance, procurement, supply chain, and IT unleash more value from business spending.
Continuous Design Outsmarts Disruption: A Blueprint for Supply Chain Resiliency
August 10, 2021
In this ebook we discuss how continuous design can reduce risk, improve resilience, and turn supply chain challenges into a competitive advantage.
Risk, Resiliency, and Supply Chain Modeling
May 4, 2021
This paper first examines why existing supply chain management practices do not naturally develop resilient supply chains and why some of the existing supply chain processes are not suitable for addressing such risks and required responses.
The Digital Supply Chain’s Evolving Role in the Enterprise Agenda
April 12, 2021
The Hackett Group 2020 Key Issues Study findings confirm that the mantra of “doing more with less” is still prevalent, but the top concern of supply chain leadership is that their organizations are in fact overcommitted.
Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World
April 8, 2021
In this webinar summary, Willy Shih, Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School, shares insights into how global supply chains came to be the way they are and how their vulnerability has been revealed through numerous crises.
2021 Business Spend Management Benchmark Report
April 8, 2021
In this report we show you how to be ready for the future with the Business Spend Management “Suite 16” KPIs, and how to benchmark your digital transformation across procurement and finance today.
The 4 Stages of Procurement Maturity
March 28, 2021
In this guide you will learn how to contain costs and mitigate risk by moving to the next stage in your procurement maturity, and advance to become a partner in driving business innovation.
The Case for an AI-Enabled Retail Supply Chain
March 26, 2021
In this benchmark report from Retail Systems Research, we look at the response and key finding from retailers who show an interest in adapting and using artificial intelligence, AI analytics to enable a more agile supply chain.
A Wake-Up Call for the Life Sciences Industry
March 26, 2021
In this industry perspective paper, we detail how, even though supply chain events such as the COVID-19 pandemic are impossible to predict, life sciences organizations can at least, be prepared by taking an intentional approach to risk management, response, and continuous supply chain design.