Solutions · Procurement
Every savings idea, costed and tracked.
CAS turns cost-reduction ideas into business cases from the drawing and the should-cost, then follows each one through approval, validation and implementation until the saving shows up in the price.
- Nest the bracket two-upBR-2040Implemented$24k
- Switch housing to DC01HS-310Approved$41k
- Open corner radius to R1.5HS-220Business case$9kNo engineering sign-off for 21 days
- Move plating to supplier BWF-118Business case$17k
- Combine two forming stagesBR-2210Idea$32k
The problem
Where the time goes.
- 01
Ideas without numbers
A material change or a looser tolerance sounds promising, but the business case waits for someone to cost it.
- 02
Stuck between stages
Ideas stall in engineering approval, validation or supplier negotiation, and nobody sees where.
- 03
Savings that never land
An approved saving only counts once the new price reaches the purchase order.
What we build
Built on your factory brain.
The same knowledge of your machines, materials and rules that prices your quotes.
- 01
Capture ideas
Design, material, process and supplier changes, with the parts they affect.
- 02
Cost the business case
Should-cost before and after, tooling and qualification costs, and the payback.
- 03
Track every stage
Approval, validation and implementation, with owners and dates, and stalled ideas flagged.
- 04
Confirm the saving
The new price checked against the purchase order, so a saving counts once it is real.
More solutions
Other bottlenecks we solve.
- SalesBid preparationTender packs read, requirements listed and a first bid drafted.Learn more
- ProcurementPrice-increase checksEach supplier price rise checked against the cost index it cites.Learn more
- OperationsFactory dashboardsMachines, orders and scrap on one screen your team checks each morning.Learn more
FAQ
Questions about cost-down tracking.
Who decides which ideas go ahead?
Your team decides. CAS prepares the numbers, shows where each idea stands and flags the ones that have stalled.
Can it start from our current idea list?
We import the ideas you already track, with their parts, owners and stages, and cost them from the drawings.