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Program Leakage Calculator
The honest math

What is your fragmented program actually costing you?

Move the sliders below. Watch the leakage figure climb in real time. Every coefficient in the model is sourced from public procurement research and Brand Junkie’s own benchmarking across active client portfolios. Independently defensible. Use it on your real numbers.

Hackett Group · APQC · Ardent Partners · Lucidpress / Marq Brand Consistency Study · Brand Junkie internal benchmarking, 2022–2025 client portfolio

Stop guessing what fragmentation costs you. Calculate it.

Move the sliders. Watch the leakage figure climb in real time. Every dollar is sourced from public procurement research (Hackett, APQC, Ardent Partners) and Brand Junkie’s own client benchmarking.

When using multiple vendors, item price stops being where the savings lie.

The real cost sits in everything around the invoice.

Estimated annual leakage $237,800 Per year · this program only
Admin / AP overhead$5,600
Procurement labor$9,600
Late delivery cost$112,000
Brand inconsistency$105,000
Coordination tax$5,600
Maverick / off-contract spend$28,000
Missed volume rebates$17,500
Compliance & audit prep$2,400
Sources: APQC AP Performance Benchmarks · Hackett Group Procurement BPM · Ardent Partners ePayables · Lucidpress / Marq Brand Consistency Study · Brand Junkie internal benchmarking 2022–2025.

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