Manufacturing ROI calculator
Calculate the payback from better planning
Start with your industry, adjust the assumptions from the Excel model and see payback, five-year ROI, cash release and operational impact in one view.
Choose your industry
Assumptions are prefilled for the selected manufacturing profile.
Pick a scenario
The scenario adjusts impact assumptions, not your cost inputs.
Conservative
Lower-confidence impact; only part of the improvement is captured.
Expected
Base case for a focused planning and scheduling implementation.
Ambitious
Higher adoption and cleaner data across planning, inventory and production.
Adjust assumptions
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Planner productivity
Time saved when schedules, material checks and replanning move out of spreadsheets.
Avoided planning errors
Late changes, missing materials, wrong versions and preventable production stops.
Working capital release
Cash released by lowering excess inventory and work in progress without hurting service levels.
Program cost
Implementation, subscription and yearly support assumptions used in the five-year view.
Operational lift
These metrics do not change cash flow directly; they show the DuPont-style operating levers behind the ROI.
Five-year view
Costs, benefits and cumulative savings
The model follows the uploaded Excel logic: one-off working-capital benefits in year one, recurring labor and error savings in later years.
| Year | Cost | Benefit | Annual saving | Cumulative saving | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | €73,000 | €288,000 | €215,000 | €215,000 | Cost Benefit |
| Year 2 | €26,000 | €109,720 | €83,720 | €298,720 | Cost Benefit |
| Year 3 | €26,000 | €109,720 | €83,720 | €382,440 | Cost Benefit |
| Year 4 | €26,000 | €109,720 | €83,720 | €466,160 | Cost Benefit |
| Year 5 | €26,000 | €109,720 | €83,720 | €549,880 | Cost Benefit |
DuPont-style impact bridge
How operational changes become financial return
The calculator separates profit impact, cash release and asset productivity so the result is easier to challenge with finance and operations.
Profitability
€109,720
Lower planning effort and fewer preventable errors improve operating profit every year.
Working capital
€288,000
Less excess inventory and WIP releases cash in the first year of the program.
Delivery reliability
+35%
Cleaner schedules improve promise dates, dispatch rhythm and customer trust.
Asset productivity
+8%
Better sequencing increases usable capacity before you buy more equipment.
Validate on your own data
Turn this estimate into a rollout case
Send the scenario and we will review assumptions, implementation scope and the first factory.online modules to switch on.