Chapter 3.3

Procurement broken down task by task

For the Excel lovers - or anyone who likes to see numbers.

This is the procurement cycle at its most granular level, broken down by task, and designed to answer two key questions:

How much of my process is manual (vs digital)?

Does procuring a single trade really take 40+ hours? 
(or double for Tier 1s with more red tape, read: bureaucracy)

Digest this breakdown to understand current time-spend in procurement, and the opportunity for productivity gains.

Free tool: Manual vs digital calculator (in Excel)

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4 – The 12 Problems of procurement

The 12 core problems facing builders in procurement and what causes them.

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