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Separate realizable savings from released capacity before approving a pilot.
Inputs: One-time implementation cost, Annual operating cost, Hours released per month, Fully loaded hourly cost, Cash realization share, Other annual cash benefits (exclude labor), Benefit sensitivity
Outputs: Annual released capacity, Annual realizable cash benefit, Annual recurring net benefit, First-year ROI, Simple payback, Downside annual net benefit
Method 1.0.0: Cash benefit = released hours × 12 × hourly cost × realization share + other non-overlapping cash benefits. First-year ROI = (cash benefit − annual operating cost − setup cost) / setup cost. Payback assumes constant monthly net benefit; N/A when net benefit ≤ 0 or setup cost = 0. Sensitivity varies gross benefits only. Excludes tax, discounting and ramp-up.