Coupa's product overview, 'Strategically Leverage Inventory to Balance Cost and Risk Across Your Supply Chain,' details their Inventory Optimization solution. This content highlights the critical balance businesses must strike between minimizing inventory costs and mitigating supply chain risks. Coupa's solution focuses on multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) to manage working capital effectively, reduce Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and prevent issues like excess stock or shortages. The document cites a successful implementation where an MEIO model optimized inventory policies, achieving time-phased safety stock targets by analyzing demand forecasts, in-transit stock, and lead times. This transformation led to significant inventory level right-sizing, resulting in approximately

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