The invisible costs eroding the margins of Angolan companies
Rework, inconsistent data and slow approvals rarely show up in the accounts, yet they cost more than many visible line items.
Most companies in Angola have a reasonable idea of what their main inputs cost. They know what they spend on salaries, energy, transport and raw materials. What often stays invisible is another layer of cost: what is lost to rework, to delayed decisions and to processes that depend on specific individuals.
These costs never appear as an accounting line. They show up as operational inefficiency, as margin degrading month after month, as projects that stall because the information arrived late.
Recognising these costs is the first step. Redesigning processes and putting simple controls in place usually solves a meaningful part of the problem with very little investment.