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Invoice Auditing
Discover how AI-powered invoice auditing cuts supplier overcharges, boosts accuracy, and protects margins. Explore insights, tools & automation tips from 3rd Armor.


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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Electrical Contractors Lose Thousands During Material Shortages
Material shortages hide silent electrical price inflation. Learn how drift occurs and the simple comparison habits that protect your margins.
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HVAC Contractors Face Early Winter Price Inflation
HVAC pricing starts rising long before winter begins. Seasonal demand and quiet supplier updates create early margin loss. Here is how to stay ahead of the drift.
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Most Contractors Score Higher Risk Than They Think
Most contractors trust their supplier invoices, but hidden pricing errors, drifting unit costs, and disappearing discounts quietly drain profit. The Supplier Billing Risk Scorecard reveals your true exposure in under two minutes.
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