OEE & Factory Performance worked example

Predictive Maintenance ROI with pdm system investment of 187,500 $: a worked example

Push pdm system investment up to 187,500 $ and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when predictive maintenance 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

  • PdM system investment: 187,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 75,000)
  • Annual downtime savings: 52,000 $ / yr (unchanged)
  • Annual PdM 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 predictive maintenance roi payback period, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 44,000 $ / yr for net annual predictive maintenance roi savings.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 187,500 $ for predictive maintenance roi investment.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 32,500 $ for five-year net predictive maintenance roi value.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where pdm system 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 predictive-maintenance 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

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

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.