Instant economics for R&D decisions.

TEA Navigator delivers Techno‑Economic Analysis for R&D decisions. It helps you quantify the financial impact of ingredient, process, and equipment choices. Build credible economics for COGS, or extend to full P&L + Cash Flow when needed.

Get Access

What‑If scenarios & comparisons

Sensitivity analysis & optimization

Dashboards for R&D, IE & investors

All‑in‑one platform (not spreadsheets)

The problem TEA Navigator solves

Many R&D projects make ingredient, process, and equipment decisions without visibility into the financial impact. Traditional TEA is often slow, Excel-based, inconsistent, and requires heavy finance support.

⏱️

Slow & resource‑heavy

Economic modeling happens late, after significant time and money have already been invested.

📉

Fragile spreadsheets

Models vary by author, lack standard structure, and are hard to maintain or compare across projects.

🤝

Misalignment

R&D, engineering, finance, and leadership often don’t share a common “economic language” early enough.

How TEA Navigator works in practice

A practical TEA workflow that supports Agile iteration - without heavy overhead.

Pick unit operations Select the key steps in your process (mixing, cooking, drying, packaging, etc.).

Create a block flow diagram Map the process quickly to create a shared structure for technical and financial discussion.

Update block properties Capture inputs, yields, energy, labor, equipment, and waste in a consistent unit‑operation framework.

Review COGS or extend to P&L + Cash Flow Established organizations often start with COGS; startups typically need P&L + Cash Flow for viability and investor readiness.

Run sensitivity analysis & What‑If comparisons Identify key cost drivers, optimize, and compare alternatives (yields, scale, staffing, utilities, equipment options).

Screenshots

A few views from the current beta version.

Load and Save Processes | Develop a Block Diagram | Analyze 'What If' Scenarios

P&L view with Sankey-style expense breakdown to reveal the biggest cost drivers

Equipment benchmarking & alternatives for a unit operation step

What you can do

Estimate revenue, expenses, and profitability
Identify main contributors to cost and margin
Run What‑If scenarios and compare alternatives
Generate dashboards for R&D, IE, and investors
Optional AI analysis & recommendations

Confidentiality: The software and materials are confidential. Do not share screenshots or files without permission.

Get TEA Navigator (beta)

Request free access and receive setup instructions and your license file.
Tip: use your business or university email for fastest approval.

Get Access