Investment research for improving the economic return from strategic capital assets 

CAIO is an innovative tool for improving the management of critically important capital assets. 

It helps to reduce business risks associated with their use by :

1. preventing core assets from becoming inefficient or obsolete by making reasoned and timely decisions about their management
   
   
   
2. supporting quality control procedures that guarantee the asset will have the capacity to satisfy the projected demand for its services.   It does so by matching investment plans for each asset to its expected demand, which also reduces over-capitalisation
   
   

3. minimising the loss of key products or services by enhancing asset reliability
    

4. supporting reviews of the effectiveness of the firm's overall capital asset budgeting process, and presenting the findings in a clear and structured manner for internal and external analysts
   
   CAIO  is particularly useful as a defensive planning tool, and especially when the firm is facing funding constraints.