Engagement

Procurement Cycle Diagnostic

A structured reading of your purchase-to-pay path—from requisition to invoice settlement—so leadership can see where approvals stall, handoffs multiply, and supplier waits accumulate.

From ฿120,000 per engagement · 4–6 weeks for a single business unit or category family

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Who it is for

Procurement directors, category managers, and operations leads in manufacturing, distribution, and multi-site enterprises who need a defensible picture of cycle time—not another abstract scorecard.

What you receive

A annotated cycle map, bottleneck notes tied to named stages, and a prioritized action brief ready for an internal steering meeting.

How we work

Scope and stage glossary
Document and sample pull
Interviews and observation notes
Cycle map draft and internal review
Leadership briefing and action brief

Scope notes

Format: Document review, stakeholder interviews, and facilitated briefing
Delivery: Bangkok office sessions with remote document work; on-site visits across Thailand when plants or warehouses require it
Provider: Lead analyst and engagement associate from System Latticebase
Preparation: Share eight to twelve weeks of PO and invoice samples, an org chart for buying roles, and access to one AP contact for clarifying questions.
Constraints: Works best when stages can be named consistently across the sampled categories; highly fragmented entities may need a narrower first scope.

Included

Kickoff to agree stage definitions (requisition, PO release, goods receipt, invoice match, payment)
Sample review of recent purchase orders, receipts, and invoice exceptions
Interviews with buyers, AP, and two requesting departments
Visual cycle map with dwell-time callouts by stage
Two-hour briefing with your leadership group

Not included

ERP configuration or system licensing
Supplier contract renegotiation on your behalf
Ongoing AP processing or purchase order drafting

Why teams begin with a Cycle Diagnostic

Enterprise operations rarely lack reports. They lack a shared picture of where purchase-to-pay time actually accumulates—between request and approval, between PO release and goods receipt, between receipt and invoice settlement. The Diagnostic builds that picture from your samples and interviews, then hands leadership a map with named stages and dwell-time callouts.

Most clients continue into category spend visualization or a supplier lead-time study once the glossary is agreed. If your steering group already meets quarterly, ask whether a Quarterly Cycle Briefing should follow immediately after the first diagnostic.

Review the Cycle Map method