For purchasing agents, saving company money is more than the simple purchase price.

Any project that is late can cost the company literally thousands to millions of dollars in lost revenue especially when product is not being shipped! The opportunity costs can be enormous but are often overlooked.

This issue can literally worth millions of dollars!

One of the main culprits that causes projects to go over budget and/or over time is the lack of detailed drawings. Many projects are designed well enough at the 30,000 foot level but lack the details necessary to answer the small but important questions. One might think. “The details will just have to take care of themselves.” That statement is true enough, but again, a major cause for delay and change orders—very costly indeed.

Projects can get done on time and the design might be great as well, but if the workmanship and/or quality are poor, both of the first two items are cancelled immediately. Truth is, we all intuitively know this but often make poor decisions because we are compelled by urgency and budgets. Poor quality, however, is a mistake that companies have to live with for a lifetime. Even worse, poor quality will often result in rework—now the project has been paid for twice!