A Center of Excellence Enables Better Collaboration

An executive from Coupa details why a Center of Excellence is important for supply chain organizations.

May 27, 2022

Nari Viswanathan, senior director of product segment marketing at Coupa, explained that collaboration, innovation, adoption and elevation can occur through a Center of Excellence (COE) during Supply and Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics' SCN Summit.

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