Supply chain has been knackered for years, nobody in invoicing knows a damn thing about the correct costs. In my experience some Management buyers were buying equipment for up to 3 times the market value and it cruised through invoicing since nobody knew what we should have been paying. Same with repairs on drillpipe, collars etc with some p.o's just reading " to inspect and repair "X" joints of pipe or collars, no editing of the p.o. to show how many ends needed repaired or any hardbanding work etc. A licence to print money for the vendors and a great way to use up the brown envelopes and that was as plain as the nose on your face yet it was signed off without question. When I asked the question about the p.o's in question to my immediate manager I never got an answer so I assume it is rife in upper management and that was only two incidents from one small part of a couple of divisions. I wonder what could be found if someone looked a little closer, it's not hard to find as I came across it accidentally!!!!!
So much this. Posted by @RWH0yIA-2giv.