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INDUSTRIAL GAS · DACH + CEE · ONE PAID 30-DAY PILOT

ONE Free Cash Flow Improvement
in ONE MONTH

Identify ONE cash opportunity. Take ONE action within ONE hour. Verify the cash when received or the avoided payment is confirmed.

ONE JOB → ONE CASH OPPORTUNITY → ONE ACTION → ONE VERIFIED CASH RESULT

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ONE buyer’s job

For the purchasing or operations leader of ONE industrial gas buying site in DACH + CEE: improve net cash from ONE gas supply arrangement while maintaining agreed availability, safety and quality.

Choose one evidenced issue: an incorrect charge, unnecessary cylinder rental, avoidable delivery cost or excess stock. Name one decision owner and one finance reviewer. Suppliers and distributors can request a separately scoped pilot.

ONE month. ONE defined scope.

• ONE HOUR: define the job, screen the evidence, select one opportunity and complete the first authorised action. If approval is needed, submit the decision request and record cash as pending.
• ONE DAY: document the baseline, expected net cash effect, owner, action and verification date.
• ONE WEEK: implement the approved change and check supplier confirmation, operational effects and related costs.
• ONE MONTH: reconcile the 30-day cash result with finance. Record verified cash, cash still pending and any adverse effects separately.

The 30-day clock starts on the agreed kickoff date after the required records and authority are available. Scope covers one site, one supply arrangement and one opportunity. Equipment projects, contract renegotiations and wider rollout require a separate scope.

ONE cash baseline

Starting status: not yet established. No customer cash result is claimed. Before implementation, agree the preceding 30 days as the reference period and build a documented no-action comparison for the pilot’s 30 days.

The customer supplies relevant invoices, actual payments, credit notes, gas volumes, cylinder rental or stock records, delivery charges and applicable contract terms through a suitable secure channel. Record opening receivables and payables. Adjust the comparison for volume, mix, price, payment timing and exceptional events; label every assumption.

Net incremental cash improvement = actual pilot-period cash flow minus the agreed no-action baseline cash flow, after pilot fees, implementation costs, incremental operating costs, cash taxes and investment. Show the calculation and evidence for each line. Earlier payment collection is a timing benefit; a refund is counted when received; a credit note alone is not cash.

ONE paid deliverable

The Industrial Gas ONE-Month Cash Improvement Case contains:

• ONE agreed job, scope and baseline record.
• ONE prioritised cash opportunity and decision session.
• ONE action record with an owner, dates and implementation guidance.
• ONE evidence register and 30-day cash bridge.
• ONE finance review recording verified, pending or unsuccessful results, plus a repeat-or-stop recommendation.

The fixed pilot fee is quoted individually and agreed in writing before work starts. The proposal confirms the fee, applicable taxes, payment schedule, session count, support hours, delivery dates, customer responsibilities and permitted internal use. An enquiry creates no payment commitment. The €29 PowerBook is a separate self-directed product.

Implementation work, software, equipment, third-party charges and wider licence rights are excluded unless expressly included. No automatic renewal or conversion to an annual licence.

ONE verification method

The customer’s finance reviewer reconciles receipts and payments to bank or settlement records, invoices and supplier confirmations. An avoided outflow is verified only after its expected payment date, with evidence that the charge or obligation was removed and no replacement expense arose. Delaying an unpaid obligation is not a saving.

Deduct all related cash costs, including the pilot fee. Separate one-off working-capital releases, timing effects and recurring benefits. Avoid double counting. A contribution from one action is not the site’s entire free cash flow; report operating cash flow less capital expenditure separately when the necessary records are available.

Day-30 outcome: cash verified / action completed, cash pending / no improvement. Keep an owner and a dated follow-up for pending items. Any review beyond the agreed period is separately agreed. Estimates remain estimates; cash receipt within one hour or one month is not guaranteed.

From operational action to strategic breakthrough

Operational: fix the selected cash issue. Management: use one owner, one baseline and one review. Strategic: consider a repeatable IP licence only after the method and net customer cash result are verified. One pilot does not establish market leadership or recurring value.

Prefer self-directed learning? Review the Buying Industrial Gases Action Guide →

After the pilot

Review the result together. If the method proves useful and repeatable, choose whether to discuss an annual licence. Wider use requires a separate agreement.

Review the annual licence options →

YOUR NEXT STAGE · RAPIDKNOWHOW VALUE PARTNER

Prove value. Build market leadership together.

Licensees who demonstrate customer results, trust and delivery capability can discuss a RapidKnowHow Value Partnership.

Agree ONE target market, ONE customer problem, ONE proven solution and ONE growth plan. A separate agreement defines responsibilities, commercial rights, brand permissions, fees or revenue sharing, and how value is verified.

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Partnership follows mutual assessment and agreement. Successful partners may become candidates to lead the ONE RapidKnowHow Center 2030 under a separate agreement.