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A leaking tap seems like a minor detail. Yet everyone knows what happens if you let such a leak continue: the damage accumulates. It works the same way in organizations. Small cost leaks can unknowingly grow into a substantial drain on profitability.
It is particularly in indirect expenses that things often go wrong. Think of fleet management, facility services, IT licenses, transport, insurance, or maintenance. These are items that do not receive daily attention, but which structurally weigh on the income statement.
"“That is precisely where the room for maneuver often lies,” says a procurement consultant. “Not in the large, visible contracts, but in the less conspicuous costs that remain untouched for years.”
