10 July 2026 · 1 min read
Operational Diagnostics: Uncovering Margin Leakage in Expanding Mid-Markets
By Vijay Kukreja
Expansion hides inefficiency. As revenue grows, small leaks in pricing, procurement, inventory and collections compound until they consume a material share of operating margin.
The usual suspects
Discount approvals without discipline, fragmented procurement across locations, slow-moving inventory and stretched receivables account for most of the leakage we observe in ₹100–500 Cr enterprises.
A structured diagnostic
A focused six-week diagnostic, combining transaction data with conversations across functions, typically surfaces the largest leaks and the systems gaps behind them.
Closing the gaps
Lasting gains come from fixing the underlying architecture: approval workflows, integrated systems and a reporting cadence that makes leakage visible every month.