OEE & Factory Performance worked example

IoT ROI Calculator with iiot platform investment of 187,500 $: a worked example

Push iiot platform investment up to 187,500 $ and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when iot roi in oee and factory performance is being compared against another oee and factory performance project for the same budget.

The inputs for this scenario

  • IIoT platform investment: 187,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 75,000)
  • Annual savings from IIoT: 52,000 $ / yr (unchanged)
  • Annual platform support cost: 8,000 $ / yr (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Payback = investment รท net annual savings) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4.26 yr for iot roi payback period, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 44,000 $ / yr for net annual iot roi savings.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 187,500 $ for iot roi investment.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 32,500 $ for five-year net iot roi value.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where iiot platform investment sits at 75,000 $ and the headline result is 1.7 yr, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 4.26 yr.
  • It computes the payback period in years by dividing the upfront IoT investment by annual savings minus annual support cost. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • IoT roi payback period: 4.26 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual IoT roi savings: 44,000 $ / yr
  • IoT roi investment: 187,500 $
  • Five-year net IoT roi value: 32,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live IoT ROI Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.