THE ECONOMICS / INTERACTIVE TOOL

Make the numbers work first.

Model one workflow. Understand its current cost, estimate what changes and account for what it takes to operate. No email required.

Start with an illustrative example. Replace every assumption with your observed data. Time saved becomes a financial benefit only when you can put it to use.

01 / Your current workflow

Employees involved

people

Weekly hours per employee

hrs

Total workflow time per person, across all runs.

Fully loaded hourly cost

$/hr

Workflow frequency

runs/week

Used to calculate error costs, not to multiply labor twice.

Runs requiring correction

Incremental cost per error

Exclude labor already counted above. Include external fees or separate costs only.

02 / Estimated improvement

Labor reduction

Error reduction

Labor benefit realization

Share of released capacity with demonstrable economic value. Set to 0 if you cannot redeploy or reduce the cost.

03 / Investment & operation

Implementation investment

Managed operations

$/month

Other operating costs

$/month

Software, model APIs, infrastructure and additional review costs.

Calculation formulas & limitations

All amounts are USD. A 52-week year is assumed.

Labor = people × weekly hours/person × hourly cost × 52Errors = weekly runs × 52 × error rate × incremental error costGross = labor × labor reduction × realization + errors × error reductionRecurring net = gross − 12 × (management + other monthly costs)First-year net = recurring net − implementationFirst-year ROI = first-year net ÷ total first-year investmentPayback = implementation ÷ monthly recurring net benefit

Total first-year investment includes implementation, management and other operating costs. Payback is calculated only when recurring net benefit is positive. Savings start immediately in this simplified model; adjust downward for ramp time. Taxes, discounting, financing and revenue uplift are excluded. Capacity released is not automatically cash saved.