Procurement · Production

American Airlines uses Coupa AI to digitize 20,400+ contracts and automate global spend management

The problem

After a merger, American Airlines faced fragmented manual processes that slowed procurement, invoicing, and sourcing at scale. Lack of visibility made forecasting and supplier negotiations unreliable and time-consuming, and inconsistent workflows increased compliance risk and complexity across regions.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
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Centralize workflows on platform
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“centralizing workflows, automating compliance, and using real-time insights through Coupa's AI-native platform”
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Automated invoicing processing
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“Automated invoicing boosts PO-backed spend and reduces manual work across regions”
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Contract digitization with AI insights
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“Digitized contracts and AI insights cut contract cycle times and improve opportunities to maximize working capital”
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Quarterly AI contract reviews
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“4x a year contract reviews powered by AI”
Reported outcome

American Airlines fully digitized 20,400+ contracts, achieved year-over-year improvement in PO-backed spend, and now runs AI-powered contract reviews four times a year, with automated invoicing reducing manual work across regions and AI insights cutting contract cycle times.

Reported metrics
Contracts fully digitized20,400+
PO-backed spendYoY improvement of PO-backed spend
AI-powered contract review frequency4x a year
Manual work across regionsreduces manual work across regions
Show all 5 reported metrics
contracts fully digitized20,400+
PO-backed spendYoY improvement of PO-backed spend
AI-powered contract review frequency4x a year
manual work across regionsreduces manual work across regions
contract cycle timescut contract cycle times
Reported stack
Coupa
Source
https://www.coupa.com/customers/american-airlines/
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

American Airlines fully digitized 20,400+ contracts, achieved year-over-year improvement in PO-backed spend, and now runs AI-powered contract reviews four times a year, with automated invoicing reducing manual work ac…

What tools did this team use?

Coupa.

What results were reported?

Contracts fully digitized: 20,400+; PO-backed spend: YoY improvement of PO-backed spend; AI-powered contract review frequency: 4x a year; Manual work across regions: reduces manual work across regions (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this procurement AI workflow structured?

Centralize workflows on platform → Automated invoicing processing → Contract digitization with AI insights → Quarterly AI contract reviews.