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R&D of New Products — Low Automation
Industry
Manufacturing & Industry
ROI Automation, recommendation and costs
COP
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Nivel de Automatización | % Automatizable | Casos al Mes | Tiempo por Caso (horas) |
|---|---|---|---|
Low | 15 | 1 | 160 |
Personas Involucradas | Nivel de Cargo Promedio | Average Monthly Salary | Real Company Cost with Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
6 | Level 1 (Director) + Level 2 (Technical Manager) + Level 3 (Engineers) | 7.000.000 | 10.733.000 |
Monthly Operational Cost | Annual Operational Cost | Estimated Monthly Savings |
|---|---|---|
19.319.000 | 231.828.000 | 2.897.850 |
Estimated Annual Savings | Year 1 Investment | Net Benefit Year 1 |
|---|---|---|
34.774.200 | 10.228.950 | 24.545.250 |
Cumulative Net Benefit 3 Years | FTE Equivalente Liberado |
|---|---|
83.887.350 | 0.9 |
Power in Numbers
240
ROI Year 1 (%)
3.5
Payback (months)
3.4
Cost/Benefit ratio
⚠️ AUTOMATE ONLY PARTIALLY
Although the ROI appears attractive, 85% of the process is creative and research work that cannot be automated. The automatable 15% corresponds to: project task tracking, test and results logging, milestone alerts, and progress report generation. We recommend implementing a project management workflow for R&D (not decision automation). The real value is not in saving hours, but in traceability and preserving institutional knowledge.
Signs of inefficiency detected
• No systematic record of what was tested and why it was discarded • Process knowledge in the heads of 1–2 key engineers • Project milestones without automatic alerts • Progress reports generated manually every 15 days
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