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9 Supplier Invoice Traps: The Truth About Line Items
Most supplier invoice “mistakes” are not obvious. They hide in the line items and repeat for weeks. Here are 9 traps to look for and a simple audit process to catch them fast.
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Why ERP Systems Don’t Catch Supplier Invoice Errors
ERP systems are built to process invoices, not validate supplier pricing accuracy. As a result, many invoice errors pass through approvals unnoticed, quietly impacting margins over time.
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Supplier Invoice Errors: How Trade Businesses Lose Margin Without Knowing It
Supplier invoice errors rarely appear as obvious mistakes. Instead, they show up as small pricing discrepancies that quietly compound across hundreds of invoices. Over time, those small errors become real margin loss that never triggers a single red flag.
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Start 2026 With Pricing Clarity for Plumbing Contractors
Many plumbing companies discover pricing issues only after the year is over. Here’s how starting 2026 with pricing clarity helps protect margins before problems compound.
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A New Year’s Resolution for Plumbing Businesses: Stop Losing Money You Never Meant to Spend
As plumbing businesses plan for the year ahead, supplier overcharges often go unnoticed. Learn how invoice errors are identified and how money is getting recovered automatically.
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The Hidden Cost of Pre-Christmas Supplier Price Changes
The weeks leading up to Christmas are some of the busiest of the year for trade contractors. Jobs need to finish before year end, material orders stack up quickly, and teams are pushing hard to close out work before crews scatter for the holidays. What often goes unnoticed during this rush is how frequently supplier pricing shifts during this exact window. Pre-Christmas price changes rarely come with big announcements. Instead, they show up quietly as adjusted line items, upd
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Why Mechanical Contractors Overpay Most on December Change Orders
Mechanical contractors lose more margin in December than any other month, and change orders are the biggest culprit. Overruns, substitutions, and unverified pricing differences slip through during the holiday rush. The fastest way to stop the losses is to slow the approval process just enough to verify every line item against the PO.
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Electrical Drift Hits Hard in Mid-December: Why Errors Spike for Electrical Contractors
Mid-December is one of the highest-risk periods for electrical pricing drift. Shortages, urgent orders, and supplier changes create mismatches that slip through unnoticed. Here’s why it happens — and how matching invoices to quotes keeps contractors protected.
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HVAC Invoice Drift Peaks During December Emergency Calls
When the Phones Start Ringing, Drift Starts Rising December is peak season for HVAC service calls. Temperatures drop. Systems fail. Crews move fast. Schedules tighten. Every hour matters. This speed is exactly what causes invoice drift to spike. Emergency calls force quick decisions. Materials get picked up rapidly. Substitutions get approved without pause. Invoices come through in stacks instead of a steady flow. This creates the perfect environment for hidden supplier chang
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Why Plumbing Costs Jump in Early December
December Starts With a Pricing Shift Every plumbing contractor feels it. Early December brings a wave of restocking, jobs that need to be closed before the holidays, and suppliers moving huge volumes of high-turnover items. This is also when plumbing costs jump faster than most teams expect. Not because anything is wrong. But because December forces suppliers to update pricing more aggressively than any other month. High-turnover items move first. And that movement usually go
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