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The High Cost of Cheap

The High Cost of Cheap
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A procurement veteran loses her job over a price dispute, then reclaims every dollar and seizes majority ownership.

Claire, a senior buyer, presents a six-hundred-forty-thousand-dollar full-service procurement plan. New hire Madison discovers a three-hundred-twenty-thousand-dollar bare-machine quote online and publicly accuses Claire of kickback fraud. Management sides with the lower figure, fires Claire, and wires ninety-six percent upfront for the cheaper equipment. The delivered machines turn out to be refurbished and substandard. Madison boasts about halving the cost and leaves for a better position. Claire assembles proof of the fraud, forces a full refund, and uses the recovered capital to acquire seventy-five percent of the company, installing herself as chief executive.

Elements

01Corporate procurement office
02Senior buyer versus new hire
03Price dispute triggers takeover

Suited to

Professionals who enjoy workplace power struggles and financial comeuppance.

dramabusinessrevenge

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