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From Spend to Supply — Coupa’s direct spend management progress

Spend Matters

Categories: Conferences , Spend Management Tags: PRO The question of how to manage direct materials can yield polarized answers and requires deeper evaluation than simply evaluating a few narrow use cases. Quality collaboration to manage the direct-materials quality control processes from design to execution.

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Working Capital: What Is It, How To Calculate, and Why It’s Important

Planergy

Assets are items a company owns that can be sold or converted into cash quickly; these include inventory, accounts receivable, and short-term investments. Add up the values of your company’s current assets (cash on hand and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, etc.). The resulting number will be your working capital.

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Demand Forecasting Methods: Choosing The Right Type For Your Business

Planergy

How to Choose the Right Type of Demand Forecasting for Your Business. Forecasting is the process of estimating future demand for a product or service. Businesses use demand forecasting to make decisions about production levels, pricing, inventory management, and other factors impacting their bottom line.

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