📊 Clean Sheet / Should-Cost Models: A Practical Enabler for Robust Sourcing
In sourcing, one principle always holds true: you negotiate better when you truly understand the cost structure.
That’s why Clean Sheet / Should-Cost / Cost Breakdown models are so powerful, they shift procurement from ‘assumptions’ to ‘facts’ and strengthen every strategic discussion by using data driven business decision.
That’s why Clean Sheet / Should-Cost / Cost Breakdown models are so powerful, they shift procurement from ‘assumptions based’ to ‘fact-based data’ and strengthen your strategic discussion / negotiations through data-driven decision-making.
Why this matters: “Complexity Tax”
Many organizations still struggle with:
🧩 Fragmented ERP systems
🔄 Inconsistent supplier data
🛑 Limited cost visibility
🔁 Poor knowledge transfer
📝 Manual, slow, error-prone processes (e.g., spreadsheets)
This hidden “complexity tax” inflates spend and weakens negotiation leverage. Clean Sheet / Should-Cost / Cost Breakdown modelling cuts through the noise, delivering clarity, structure, and logic.
🛠 Turning Theory into Daily Practice
Methodology matters—but without the right tools, Clean Sheet modelling can be slow, inconsistent, and hard to scale across hundreds or thousands of SKUs using excel.
InnoArk’s ‘Optipedia 3.0’ demonstrates how digital solutions make Should-Costing practical, repeatable, and scalable.
🌏 InnoArk at a glance
A Singapore-based technology company Empowering data-driven transformation
👥 45 experts
🔐 ISO 27001 certified
📍 Offices in Singapore, UK, Indonesia
🚀 Mission: Accelerating client’s digital transformation with AI and emerging technologies
A technology partner designed for real-world sourcing challenges.
🔎 Optipedia: Your 6-Step Blueprint
🌐Web-Based: Intuitive, user-friendly, and fully customizable to your business needs.
💰 Cost Discovery: Streamline your product breakdowns with instant cost-lever comparisons.
📊 Visualization: Dashboards that reveal trends and metrics to maximize financial benefits.
🛠 Cost Modelling: Desktop “what-if” simulations for pipeline savings.
🔗 System Integration: Use as a stand-alone tool or integrate fully/partially with your existing ERP.
✅ Governance: Support audits/compliance with price change tracking and workflow approvals
Scalable Should-Costing made simple: accurate insights without Excel chaos.
📝 Optipedia Case Study: Unlocking hidden Savings on $200M Procurement Spend
Challenges
⚠️ Multiple ERP systems creating fragmented data
⚠️ Lack of cost transparency
⚠️ Large amount of legacy suppliers
⚠️ Price creep on new SKU’s
Solution
🌐 Unified Global Tool: Manage all categories and regions from a single platform
🔍 Should-Cost Visibility: Clear, transparent insights across all cost levers, SKUs, and suppliers
🔐 Secure Supplier Access: Suppliers can safely submit new SKU pricing data (workflow)
🤖 AI-Powered Analysis: Automated insights to identify savings and optimize cost
Direct Result
💵 20% Cost Savings: Achieved versus legacy pricing
🏷️ 35% Fewer Suppliers: Optimized and streamlined supplier base
👁️ Track & Trace: Complete visibility of changes, fully audit-approved
⚙️ Saving Pipeline: Desk-TopSimulations/Modelling enable targeted savings
🚀 1,000%+ ROI: Outstanding return on investment
In-Direct Result
💰 Time Savings:Fast (speed) and efficient processes
🧠 Knowledge Retention: Builds category expertise and preserves insights
🔄 Procurement Simplified: Streamlines organizational design and workflows
🏅 Why choose InnoArk (Optipedia)
From my sourcing experience, the advantages of this tool stand out:
🛠Fully Customizable: Tailored to your business needs
🔒ISO 27001 Security: Trusted, enterprise-grade protection
⚡Rapid Global Deployment: Fully operational in 6 months
🤖Human & AI Expertise: Best of both worlds for smarter decisions
📞 Ready to Explore It?
Two Simple Next Steps:
🗣Discovery Call: Exploring your needs and objectives
🧪Proof of Concept / Pilot: Test the solution in a live sourcing scenario
