Free insight guide · PDF
A typical purchase order costs $42 to process. The order that went by fax.
A short guide for anyone who orders stock or takes orders: what a manual order really costs, where it goes wrong, and a 30-day way to move to one-tap ordering. Free, three pages, with sources.
Inside the guide
- The hidden bill: three numbers every purchasing manager should know
- Do the maths: a worked example you can redo with your own figures
- Five leaks, five fixes: where the time and money go
- Prove it in 30 days: a week-by-week plan to test it small
Check your inbox
We have sent the download link to .
Not there in a few minutes? Check your spam folder.
Explore Raptool Order ManagementFrom the guide
What it really costs
A business that places 2,000 orders a year at the typical $42 each spends about $84,000 a year just processing them. At the top performers' $14, the same orders cost $28,000: $56,000 a year saved without ordering a single item less. (Worked example for illustration.)
Typical cost to process one purchase order
Source: APQC procurement benchmarks
What top performers spend per order
Source: APQC procurement benchmarks
Of healthcare organisations were still using fax machines
Source: TigerConnect survey of almost 200 healthcare workers
To prove it on your own site
A week-by-week plan to test it small before you roll it out.
“Every handwritten order is typed in twice: once on paper, and again by the person who receives it.”
Get the free guide for the full picture: five leaks and how the best teams fix them, and a 30-day plan to prove it.