procurement · travel · workflow
American Airlines Uses Coupa AI To Upgrade Global Operations
Fragmented, manual processes stemming from a merger slowed procurement, invoicing, and sourcing at scale. Lack of visibility made forecasting and supplier negotiations unreliable, and inconsistent workflows increased compliance risk and complexity across regions.
How it works
Common implementation structure
How this type of workflow is generally built, generalized across documented cases — not tied to any one vendor's stack. Click any stage to read what happens there. Specific products that implement these stages appear in “Tools commonly seen” below.
Stage 1 · Centralized AI-native platform
American Airlines centralizes workflows and uses real-time insights through Coupa's AI-native platform.
Tools used
Coupa
Outcome
American Airlines digitized over 20,400 contracts, achieved year-over-year improvement in PO-backed spend, and now conducts AI-powered contract reviews four times per year, with automated invoicing reducing manual work across regions.
Results
Volume20,400+
Cost replacedYoY improvement
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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