# Eliminating the Silo Tax: How to Unify Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

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Podcast: [Supply Chain Connect](https://stenobird.com/podcast/supply-chain-connect-6381239)
Published: 2026-02-09T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://supplychainconnect.podbean.com/e/eliminating-the-silo-tax-how-to-unify-procurement-and-supply-chain-operations/
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## Resource

In this episode of Supply Chain Connect, Dean Bain, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Supply Chain at Coupa, unpacks how procurement and supply chain have operated in silos for decades and why that model is no longer sustainable. Bain explains the true cost of the “silo tax,” dissects the strategy-to-execution gap and the “missing middle” and shows how leading organizations are closing those gaps with digital twins, scenario planning and integrated sourcing. Visit us online at SupplyChainConnect.com!

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