{ "entity": "Global B2B Group", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/", "definition": "Global B2B Group is an independent B2B procurement and project-development ecosystem for commercial industrial projects from USD $250,000 upward, connecting qualified buyers with third-party suppliers, EPC partners and independent financing providers across specialized vertical platforms.", "positioning": "Project first, suppliers second.", "notA": [ "manufacturer", "EPC contractor", "engineering certification firm", "bank, lender or underwriter", "generic supplier directory" ], "lastReviewed": "2026-08-21", "documentation": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/procurement-tools", "tools": [ { "id": "master-project-planner", "name": "Master Project Planner", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/master-project-planner", "stage": "1. Define the project", "whatItDoes": "Walks through the project definition an industrial purchase needs before supplier outreach: what is being built, required output, site and utility conditions, scope boundaries and timeline.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Industrial buyers, project developers and consultants at the stage where the project is decided in principle but not yet specified.", "inputsRequired": [ "Industry and project type", "Country and site status (greenfield, brownfield, existing building)", "Required capacity or output", "Available utilities and existing infrastructure", "Target timeline and indicative budget range" ], "outputProduced": "A structured project brief listing what is defined, what is still missing, and which decisions block a request for quotation.", "limitations": "It is a structuring tool, not engineering design. It does not size equipment, produce process drawings, or replace a qualified engineer, and it makes no supplier recommendation.", "nextStep": { "label": "Build a structured RFQ", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-builder" } }, { "id": "calculators", "name": "Procurement calculator library", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/calculators", "stage": "1. Define the project", "whatItDoes": "Collects the public project calculators — ROI, payback, CAPEX, capacity and cost estimation — in one place, each with its formula stated.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers and consultants testing whether a project case holds before committing time to supplier outreach.", "inputsRequired": [ "Estimated equipment and installation cost", "Expected annual benefit, saving or throughput", "Operating assumptions such as shifts, uptime and utility cost" ], "outputProduced": "Indicative figures with the calculation method shown, exportable into an RFQ as stated assumptions.", "limitations": "Outputs are indicative planning figures based on user-entered assumptions, not quotations, valuations or financial advice. Actual prices come from supplier proposals.", "nextStep": { "label": "Read the calculation methodology", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/calculator-methodology" } }, { "id": "should-cost-calculator", "name": "Should-cost calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/should-cost-calculator", "stage": "1. Define the project", "whatItDoes": "Builds a bottom-up estimate of what a piece of equipment or line should cost, from material, labour, overhead and margin assumptions.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Procurement teams that need a defensible reference figure before receiving quotations.", "inputsRequired": [ "Material content and unit cost assumptions", "Labour hours and rate", "Overhead, logistics and margin assumptions" ], "outputProduced": "A should-cost range with the contribution of each cost element shown separately.", "limitations": "A should-cost model is a negotiation reference, not a market price. It cannot capture a specific supplier's cost base, capacity position or commercial strategy.", "nextStep": { "label": "Compare against real proposals", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/supplier-proposal-comparison" } }, { "id": "warehouse-construction-cost-calculator", "name": "Warehouse construction cost calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/warehouse-construction-cost-calculator", "stage": "1. Define the project", "whatItDoes": "Estimates construction cost for a warehouse or industrial building from area, height, specification level and country.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Developers and buyers scoping a storage or production facility alongside equipment purchase.", "inputsRequired": [ "Floor area and clear height", "Specification level", "Country or region", "Cold storage or ambient" ], "outputProduced": "An indicative construction cost range broken into shell, fit-out and services.", "limitations": "Regional benchmark estimate only. It does not account for ground conditions, permitting, local tariffs or contractor availability, and it is not a construction quotation.", "nextStep": { "label": "Plan the wider project", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/master-project-planner" } }, { "id": "budget-planner", "name": "Industrial project budget planner", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/budget-planner", "stage": "1. Define the project", "whatItDoes": "Breaks a total project budget into equipment, installation, utilities, logistics, duties and contingency so the gap between equipment price and delivered project cost is visible before outreach.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers and consultants who have a budget figure but have not yet allocated it across the full scope.", "inputsRequired": [ "Indicative total budget or equipment cost", "Country of installation and origin of supply", "Scope items already covered internally" ], "outputProduced": "A line-by-line budget allocation with the items commonly missing from an equipment-only estimate.", "limitations": "Planning allocation from user assumptions and regional benchmarks. It is not a quotation, a cost guarantee or an engineering estimate.", "nextStep": { "label": "Turn the budget into a structured RFQ", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-builder" } }, { "id": "supplier-scoring", "name": "Supplier scoring calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/executive-knowledge-center/calculators/supplier-scoring", "stage": "3. Organize and compare proposals", "whatItDoes": "Scores shortlisted suppliers against weighted criteria such as technical fit, references, delivery, service coverage and commercial terms.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Procurement teams that need a documented, repeatable basis for a shortlist decision.", "inputsRequired": [ "Criteria weights", "Per-supplier score for each criterion" ], "outputProduced": "A weighted score per supplier with the weighting shown, for use in an internal decision record.", "limitations": "The score reflects the weights and judgements the user enters. It is not a supplier audit, certification check or endorsement of any manufacturer.", "nextStep": { "label": "Normalise the commercial offers", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/supplier-proposal-comparison" } }, { "id": "payback-irr", "name": "Payback and IRR calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/payback-irr", "stage": "4. Financing readiness (external providers)", "whatItDoes": "Screens a capital investment by payback period and internal rate of return from projected cash flows.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers and developers preparing an internal investment case or a financing submission.", "inputsRequired": [ "Capital outlay", "Annual net cash flow projection", "Project life" ], "outputProduced": "Payback period and IRR with the cash-flow assumptions shown.", "limitations": "Indicative screening from user assumptions. It is not investment advice and ignores tax, financing cost and accounting treatment.", "nextStep": { "label": "Test debt capacity", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/debt-capacity" } }, { "id": "debt-capacity", "name": "Debt capacity calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/debt-capacity", "stage": "4. Financing readiness (external providers)", "whatItDoes": "Sizes the debt a project's projected cash flow could plausibly support at a target DSCR, tenor and rate.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Developers testing how much of the project could realistically be financed rather than funded from equity.", "inputsRequired": [ "Net operating income", "Target DSCR", "Assumed rate and tenor" ], "outputProduced": "An indicative supportable debt amount with the sizing assumptions stated.", "limitations": "Global B2B Group is not a lender or broker. Each provider applies its own DSCR definitions, covenants and security requirements; this figure is not an offer or a pre-approval.", "nextStep": { "label": "Check financing readiness", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/eligibility-checker" } }, { "id": "leasing-vs-purchase", "name": "Leasing vs purchase calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/leasing-vs-purchase", "stage": "4. Financing readiness (external providers)", "whatItDoes": "Compares the net present cost of leasing equipment against buying it outright over the same period.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers deciding how to fund equipment once the technical specification is settled.", "inputsRequired": [ "Purchase price", "Lease rate and term", "Discount rate", "Residual value assumption" ], "outputProduced": "Net present cost of each route and the difference between them.", "limitations": "A comparison of user assumptions only. Tax treatment, accounting classification and provider terms vary and are not modelled; this is not financial or tax advice.", "nextStep": { "label": "Review financing structures", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center" } }, { "id": "working-capital-gap", "name": "Working capital gap calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/working-capital-gap", "stage": "4. Financing readiness (external providers)", "whatItDoes": "Estimates the cash conversion cycle and the working capital funding gap created by supplier payment terms and delivery lead time.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers importing equipment with milestone payments who need to plan cash cover during the build period.", "inputsRequired": [ "Payment milestones and terms", "Lead time and receivable days", "Inventory and payable days" ], "outputProduced": "An indicative funding gap and cash conversion cycle in days.", "limitations": "Indicative cash-flow planning from user inputs. It is not a treasury forecast, a credit line indication or financial advice.", "nextStep": { "label": "Check financing readiness", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/eligibility-checker" } }, { "id": "rfq-builder", "name": "RFQ Builder", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-builder", "stage": "2. Structure the RFQ", "whatItDoes": "Turns project inputs into one structured request for quotation covering scope, capacity, site conditions, utilities, required services, timeline and commercial terms.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Any buyer or consultant about to approach manufacturers for a project above roughly USD 250,000.", "inputsRequired": [ "Project overview and location", "Required capacity or output", "Technical requirements and existing conditions", "Scope of supply, utilities and required services", "Timeline, commercial requirements and supporting files" ], "outputProduced": "A single RFQ document that can be sent to several manufacturers, so returned offers rest on the same stated assumptions.", "limitations": "It structures the buyer's own requirements. It does not certify specifications, guarantee supplier responses, or act as a contract between the buyer and any manufacturer.", "nextStep": { "label": "Check RFQ readiness first", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-readiness-score" } }, { "id": "rfq-readiness-score", "name": "RFQ readiness score", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-readiness-score", "stage": "2. Structure the RFQ", "whatItDoes": "Scores how complete a project definition is and names the missing information that would otherwise force manufacturers to quote against their own assumptions.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers who have a draft requirement and want to know whether it is ready to send out.", "inputsRequired": [ "Defined capacity and scope", "Site and utility status", "Timeline and budget clarity", "Available documentation" ], "outputProduced": "A readiness score with a prioritised list of gaps to close before supplier outreach.", "limitations": "The score reflects completeness of information, not technical correctness of the specification and not the project's commercial viability.", "nextStep": { "label": "Close the gaps in the RFQ Builder", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-builder" } }, { "id": "rfq-checklist", "name": "Industrial RFQ checklist", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-checklist", "stage": "2. Structure the RFQ", "whatItDoes": "Lists the sections an industrial RFQ normally contains, from project overview and capacity through scope boundaries, utilities, timeline and required proposal format.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers and consultants writing or reviewing a request document.", "inputsRequired": [ "An existing draft requirement or specification to check against the list" ], "outputProduced": "A section-by-section checklist of what is present and what is missing.", "limitations": "A general checklist. It cannot know project-specific standards, permits or contractual requirements that apply in a given country or industry.", "nextStep": { "label": "See a worked RFQ example", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/example-rfqs" } }, { "id": "supplier-proposal-comparison", "name": "Proposal comparison framework", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/supplier-proposal-comparison", "stage": "3. Organize and compare proposals", "whatItDoes": "Sets out how to lay industrial proposals side by side on capacity, scope, exclusions, utilities, installation, commissioning, delivery, warranty and total cost of ownership.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers holding two or more manufacturer proposals that are not directly comparable as received.", "inputsRequired": [ "Quoted price and payment terms per proposal", "Stated scope of supply and explicit exclusions", "Technical assumptions, capacity basis and utility requirements", "Delivery, installation, commissioning and warranty terms" ], "outputProduced": "A comparison view that shows where scope differs, so a lower price is read together with what it excludes.", "limitations": "Comparison depends on what the proposals actually state. Missing scope is treated as excluded, never as included, and the platform does not automatically normalise every proposal to a single number.", "nextStep": { "label": "Model lifetime cost, not price alone", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/calculators" } }, { "id": "capex-roi-calculator", "name": "CAPEX and ROI calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/industrial-investment/tools/capex-roi-calculator", "stage": "3. Organize and compare proposals", "whatItDoes": "Compares capital outlay against expected return over the equipment's working life, including payback period.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers preparing an internal investment case from received proposals.", "inputsRequired": [ "Capital cost from proposals", "Annual benefit or saving", "Operating cost and asset life" ], "outputProduced": "Payback period, return over life and the assumptions behind each figure.", "limitations": "Indicative modelling from user inputs. It is not investment advice and does not account for tax treatment, financing cost or accounting policy.", "nextStep": { "label": "Check financing readiness", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/eligibility-checker" } }, { "id": "financing-eligibility-checker", "name": "Financing readiness checker", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/eligibility-checker", "stage": "4. Financing readiness (external providers)", "whatItDoes": "Indicates whether project information is complete enough for an external financing provider to review, and names what is still missing.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers and developers who intend to finance part of the equipment or project cost.", "inputsRequired": [ "Project size and country", "Company trading history", "Equipment type and supplier country", "Intended structure or term" ], "outputProduced": "A readiness indication with the documentation gaps to close before approaching a provider.", "limitations": "Global B2B Group is not a bank, lender, broker or underwriter. The tool gives no approval, rate, term or credit decision; all of those come from independent financing providers.", "nextStep": { "label": "How financing introductions work", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center" } }, { "id": "dscr-calculator", "name": "DSCR calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/dscr-calculator", "stage": "4. Financing readiness (external providers)", "whatItDoes": "Calculates debt service coverage ratio from projected operating income and scheduled debt service.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Developers testing whether a project's cash flow plausibly supports a proposed repayment schedule.", "inputsRequired": [ "Net operating income", "Annual principal and interest", "Term and rate assumptions" ], "outputProduced": "A DSCR figure with the inputs shown, for use in the buyer's own financing conversation.", "limitations": "A standard ratio calculated from user assumptions. Each financing provider applies its own definitions, covenants and thresholds; the result predicts nothing about approval.", "nextStep": { "label": "Review financing structures", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center" } }, { "id": "project-eligibility", "name": "Project eligibility check", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/project-eligibility", "stage": "4. Financing readiness (external providers)", "whatItDoes": "Checks whether a project fits the scale and type Global B2B Group works with — generally industrial projects from about USD 250,000 upwards.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers and consultants deciding whether to bring a project to the platform at all.", "inputsRequired": [ "Project value range", "Industry and project type", "Country", "Stage of decision" ], "outputProduced": "An indication of fit, and a pointer to the more relevant route or specialist platform where fit is limited.", "limitations": "An indication of scope fit only. It is not a commercial commitment, a supplier match or a financing pre-approval.", "nextStep": { "label": "See how the process works", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/how-it-works" } }, { "id": "capex-calculator", "name": "CapEx Calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/capex-calculator", "stage": "1. Define the project", "whatItDoes": "Separates equipment-only cost, installed cost and total project cost by summing machinery, freight, duties, civil works, electrical, utilities, installation, automation, commissioning, training, spares, contingency and working capital.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers, plant managers and consultants preparing a budget request or approval paper from a machine quotation.", "inputsRequired": [ "Core machinery and auxiliary equipment cost", "Freight, insurance and import duties", "Civil works, electrical, utilities, installation and automation", "Commissioning, training and initial spares", "Contingency percentage and working capital" ], "outputProduced": "Equipment-only CapEx, installed CapEx, contingency, total project CapEx, the percentage gap over the equipment quotation, and a CSV of the build-up.", "limitations": "A planning model, not a quantity survey or an engineering estimate. Every category left blank is treated as zero and reported as excluded; land, permits and financing fees are not included unless entered.", "nextStep": { "label": "Model lifecycle cost", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/tco-calculator" } }, { "id": "tco-calculator", "name": "TCO Calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/tco-calculator", "stage": "3. Organize and compare proposals", "whatItDoes": "Calculates lifecycle cost of industrial equipment from installed CapEx plus escalated energy, labour, maintenance, spares, consumables, downtime and compliance cost, less residual value.", "whoShouldUseIt": "Buyers comparing proposals with different purchase prices, consumption, useful lives or maintenance scopes.", "inputsRequired": [ "Total project CapEx and useful life", "Annual energy, labour, maintenance, spares, consumables and downtime cost", "Cost escalation and discount rate", "Residual value, decommissioning cost and annual saleable units" ], "outputProduced": "Year-1 operating cost, lifetime TCO, present-value TCO, annual equivalent cost, CapEx share of TCO, cost per saleable unit and a lifetime cost split by line.", "limitations": "Pre-tax and pre-financing. Excludes tax, depreciation shields, interest and currency risk. Downtime is a user estimate, not a measured availability figure, and this is not an engineering lifecycle study.", "nextStep": { "label": "Normalise supplier proposals", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/supplier-proposal-comparison" } } ], "questionToTool": [ { "question": "Where do I start an industrial project before contacting any supplier?", "tool": "Master Project Planner", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/master-project-planner", "why": "It produces the capacity, site, scope and timeline statement manufacturers need before they can quote." }, { "question": "How do I prepare an industrial RFQ?", "tool": "RFQ Builder", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-builder", "why": "It converts known project parameters into one structured request every invited manufacturer answers against." }, { "question": "Is my RFQ complete enough to send out?", "tool": "RFQ readiness score", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-readiness-score", "why": "It scores the request against the fields manufacturers need and names what is still missing." }, { "question": "What should I calculate before contacting manufacturers?", "tool": "Procurement calculator library", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/calculators", "why": "The calculator library covers ROI, payback, capacity and cost with the formula shown for each." }, { "question": "What should this equipment cost before I receive quotes?", "tool": "Should-cost calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/should-cost-calculator", "why": "It builds a bottom-up reference figure from material, labour, overhead and margin assumptions." }, { "question": "How do I estimate total project cost, not just equipment price?", "tool": "Industrial project budget planner", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/budget-planner", "why": "It allocates a budget across installation, utilities, logistics, duties and contingency." }, { "question": "What does an industrial building or cold store cost to build?", "tool": "Warehouse construction cost calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/warehouse-construction-cost-calculator", "why": "It gives a regional shell, fit-out and services cost range from area, height and specification." }, { "question": "How do I compare supplier proposals that are not like for like?", "tool": "Proposal comparison framework", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/supplier-proposal-comparison", "why": "It aligns scope, exclusions, delivery, commissioning and warranty before price is read." }, { "question": "How do I choose between shortlisted suppliers defensibly?", "tool": "Supplier scoring calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/executive-knowledge-center/calculators/supplier-scoring", "why": "It applies stated weights to stated criteria and shows the weighting behind the result." }, { "question": "Does this investment pay back?", "tool": "Payback and IRR calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/payback-irr", "why": "It screens payback period and IRR from the projected cash flows the buyer enters." }, { "question": "How much debt could this project support?", "tool": "Debt capacity calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/debt-capacity", "why": "It sizes indicative supportable debt at a target DSCR, rate and tenor." }, { "question": "Should I lease or buy the equipment?", "tool": "Leasing vs purchase calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/leasing-vs-purchase", "why": "It compares net present cost of both routes over the same period." }, { "question": "How much cash do I need during the build and shipping period?", "tool": "Working capital gap calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/working-capital-gap", "why": "It estimates the funding gap created by milestone payments and lead time." }, { "question": "Is my project ready for an external financing provider to review?", "tool": "Financing readiness checker", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/eligibility-checker", "why": "It indicates documentation completeness. Global B2B Group is not a lender and makes no credit decision." }, { "question": "Does my project's cash flow cover the proposed repayments?", "tool": "DSCR calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/financing-center/tools/dscr-calculator", "why": "It calculates DSCR from projected operating income and scheduled debt service." }, { "question": "Is my project the right size and type for Global B2B Group?", "tool": "Project eligibility check", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/project-eligibility", "why": "It checks fit against the platform's scope, generally industrial projects from about USD 250,000 upwards." }, { "question": "Which checklist covers everything an RFQ must contain?", "tool": "Industrial RFQ checklist", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/rfq-checklist", "why": "It lists the required fields so nothing critical is discovered after quotations arrive." }, { "question": "How do I build the investment case from received proposals?", "tool": "CAPEX and ROI calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/industrial-investment/tools/capex-roi-calculator", "why": "It sets capital outlay against expected return and payback over the asset's working life." }, { "question": "How do I calculate the total CapEx of an industrial project, not just the machine price?", "tool": "CapEx Calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/capex-calculator", "why": "It builds equipment-only, installed and total project cost from the categories a budget approval and a lender expect to see." }, { "question": "How do I compare two machines when one is cheaper but costs more to run?", "tool": "TCO Calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/tco-calculator", "why": "It converts purchase price and annual running cost into lifetime TCO, present value and an annual equivalent cost that is comparable across different useful lives." }, { "question": "What is the total cost of ownership of industrial equipment over its life?", "tool": "TCO Calculator", "url": "https://globalb2bgroup.com/tco-calculator", "why": "It totals installed CapEx and escalated operating cost across the asset life and reports cost per saleable unit." } ] }