SolidWorks Return on Investment

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ROI Calculator

SolidWorks Return on Investment Calculator

Please complete the following worksheet to estimate the investment return that your organization may be able to achieve by using SolidWorks® 3D modeling software over one- and three-year timeframes. This worksheet lets you calculate estimated benefits based on data that defines your current product design environment, providing a rough estimate of the projected cost savings and increased revenues. The model is conservative, using clearly quantifiable metrics such as labor cost savings, and does not include less-tangible, but compelling 3D benefits such as increased sales, enhanced product quality, time-savings through direct machining from 3D models, and improved design communication, interpretation, and presentation. This tool provides a good faith estimate based on feedback SolidWorks has received from SolidWorks® users and is not a guarantee of any particular quantity of savings.
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A.	New Product Development Cost Savings

	What is the product development team size? (designers & drafters)

	What is the average salary for a design team member? (including overhead)		per year

	Typical reduction in development time with SolidWorks		%

	Product development labor cost	$0.00		per year

	Product development time saved	0.0		man-week

	New product development cost savings		$0.00		per year



B.	Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) Cost Savings
	How many Engineering Change Orders are done per year?		per year

	How long does it take to make the design and drawings changes for one ECO?		hours

	Reduction in the volume of ECOs with SolidWorks		%

	Reduction in the time required for one ECO with SolidWorks		%

	Total time currently spent on ECOs	0		hours/year

	Current cost of ECOs	$0.00		per year

	Estimated total time required for ECOs using SolidWorks	0		hours/year

	Hours saved on ECOs using SolidWorks	0		per year

	Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) Cost Savings		$0.00		per year



C.	Reduced Prototype Fabrication Costs

	How many design projects are undertaken annually?		per year

	How many prototypes are fabricated during a typical project?		per project

	What is the average prototype fabrication cost? (labor + materials)		cost/prototype

	Reduction in prototypes required during product development using SolidWorks		%

	Number of prototypes currently produced	0		per year

	Current cost of prototypes	$0.00		per year

	Reduced Prototype Fabrication Costs		$0.00		per year



D.	Reduced Manufacturing Scrap Costs

	What is the annual cost of scrap in Manufacturing?		per year

	What fraction of scrap is attributable to design errors?		% of scrap

	What fraction of scrap can be eliminated through CAM integration?		% of scrap

	Total % of scrap that may be eliminated when using SolidWorks	0		% of scrap

	Reduced Manufacturing Scrap Costs		$0.00		per year



E.	Improved Time-to-Market

	How many new products are introduced annually?		per year

	What is the average revenue per product?		per year

	What is the average gross profit margin for new products?		%

	How long is the typical product development process?		months

	Average improvement in time-to-market with SolidWorks	0.00		per new product

	Increased revenue per product	$0.00		per new product released

	Increased profit per product	$0.00		per new product released

	Profit impact of improved Time-to-Market for all products		$0.00



F.	Incremental cost of Mechanical CAD

	Current or Alternative CAD system - license cost		per user

	Current or Alternative CAD system - annual maintenance cost		per user

	Current or Alternative CAD system - training cost		per user

	SolidWorks license cost	$	per user

	SolidWorks annual maintenance cost	$	per user

	SolidWorks training cost	$	per user

	Incremental 1st-year cost of SolidWorks per user	$7,290.00

	Incremental 1st-year cost of SolidWorks		$0.00

	Incremental 3-year cost of SolidWorks		$0.00



G.	Financial Summary

	1-Year Profit Increase	$0.00

	3-Year Profit Increase	$0.00


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