Why 19% of Rebates Go Unclaimed
Discover why nearly one-fifth of earned rebates never get claimed - and the systematic failures that allow money to slip through the cracks in even well-managed procurement departments.
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The 19% leakage problem explained
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Where rebate value hides in contracts
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Why manual tracking fails
The True Cost of a Missed Contract Deadline
One missed deadline cost a manufacturing client 47,000 EUR. Learn why contract deadlines are the silent killers of procurement value - and how to prevent them.
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Real-world deadline failure examples
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Calculating the cost of missed windows
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Building deadline visibility
How 50K EUR Slips Through Spreadsheet Tracking
Your spreadsheet doesn't know you hit tier 2 last Tuesday. Understand the systematic gap between purchase data and contract terms that costs companies thousands.
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The ERP-spreadsheet disconnect
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Threshold tracking failures
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Quantifying spreadsheet leakage
The File and Forget Problem
The best-negotiated contract in your company is probably sitting in a folder doing nothing. Learn why post-signature neglect destroys contract value.
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The SharePoint graveyard effect
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Missing threshold alerts
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Active vs. passive contract management
Why Your ERP and Contracts Don't Talk
Your ERP knows what you bought. Your contract knows what you're owed. They've never met. Discover the integration gap that leaks value in every procurement team.
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The two-system problem
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Manual calculation overhead
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Bridging the data gap
The Hidden Complexity of Multi-Tier Rebates
Your supplier's rebate structure has 14 tiers. Your tracking spreadsheet has 3 columns. Understand why rebate complexity overwhelms manual processes.
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Multi-mechanism rebate structures
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Tracking across 30+ suppliers
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Systematic complexity management
Why Renegotiating Without Claim History Is a Mistake
Your supplier knows exactly what they paid you. Do you? Learn why claim history is the ultimate negotiation leverage - and what happens without it.
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The leverage gap explained
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Building claim history data
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Negotiation preparation essentials
The Audit Risk Hiding in Your Vendor Agreements
Your auditors will eventually ask about rebate accruals. Will you have answers? Understand the compliance risks of manual contract tracking.
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Audit documentation requirements
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Accrual methodology challenges
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Building audit-ready processes
The Procurement Metrics Your CFO Actually Cares About
Your CFO doesn't care about cost avoidance numbers. Learn the shift from activity-based to outcome-based metrics that gets finance attention.
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Cash collected vs. cost avoided
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Outcome-based procurement metrics
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Speaking the finance language
Contract Value as a Balance Sheet Item
Your contracts have 400K EUR in unclaimed value that doesn't appear on any report. Discover the hidden balance sheet item most companies miss.
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Earned but unclaimed value
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The visibility gap
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Making contract value visible
Why Finance Teams Hate Surprise Rebate Revenue
"Great news - we found 180K EUR in rebates." "Why didn't we know in September?" Learn why surprise revenue creates more problems than it solves.
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The Q4 surprise problem
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Forecast variance challenges
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Continuous rebate tracking
The Cash Flow Impact of Reactive vs. Proactive Tracking
Same rebates, same contracts - one company gets the cash 90 days faster. Understand the working capital impact of proactive incentive tracking.
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90-day cash acceleration
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Quarterly vs. annual claiming
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Working capital optimization
Forecasting Earned Incentives: Why Most Companies Guess
Every CFO asks about expected rebates. Almost nobody knows. Learn what's needed for real incentive forecasting instead of guessing.
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The forecasting data gap
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Connecting four systems
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Building real-time projections
What Best-in-Class Teams Do Differently in Q4
Average procurement teams negotiate in Q4. The best ones collect. Discover the Q4 playbook that turns collection season into leverage for next year.
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The Q4 collection mindset
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October-December action plan
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Building negotiation leverage
3 Questions to Ask Before Every Vendor Renewal
You're about to renew a 2M EUR contract after 45 minutes of preparation. These three questions change everything about your renewal conversations.
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What you left on the table
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Terms you never used
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Unrecognized over-performance
Why Contract Intelligence Is the Next Frontier
Procurement digitized sourcing, then purchasing. Contract value is next. Understand why post-signature optimization is where the next 5-10% lives.
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The procurement tech evolution
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Beyond CLM to value extraction
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The contract intelligence opportunity
From PDF Storage to Proactive Contract Management
A contract repository is not contract management - it's a filing cabinet with a login. Learn the difference between passive storage and active value management.
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Storage vs. management
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Proactive alerting capabilities
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Connected contract intelligence
The Shift from CLM to Contract Value Optimization
CLM solved the signature problem. Nobody solved the value problem. Discover why Contract Value Optimization is the next evolution in contract technology.
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CLM limitations post-signature
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The CVO category defined
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Value capture vs. risk reduction
How AI Is Changing Incentive Tracking
AI can read your contracts in seconds. It can't make your vendor pay you. Understand what AI can and can't do for contract value optimization.
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AI extraction capabilities
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The execution gap
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AI plus operational systems
Why 'Good Enough' Contract Management Costs More
"Our spreadsheet system works fine." It's costing you 150K EUR per year. Calculate the true cost of good enough - and the ROI of systematic tracking.
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The hidden cost of manual tracking
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Calculating your rebate leakage
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The business case for change
Q4 Renegotiations Leak Value
This white paper explains why Q4 renegotiations systematically leak value and how contract intelligence, through the following models, turns your contract portfolio from PDF chaos into a financial asset powered by portfolio-level insights and AI agents.
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The Contract Value Leakage Loop
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The Contract Intelligence Spine
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The Contract Intelligence Maturity Curve