Packaging Automation & End-of-Line Systems worked example

End-of-Line System ROI with end of line system project cost of 62,500 $: a worked example

What does the result look like when end of line system project cost reaches 62,500 $? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when an integrated end of line system goes to the capital committee and the savings story has to hold up.

The inputs for this scenario

  • End of line system project cost: 62,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 25,000)
  • Annual end of line savings: 18,000 $ / yr (unchanged)
  • Annual end of line support cost: 2,500 $ / yr (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Net annual end of line savings = annual end of line savings - annual end of line support cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4.03 yr for end of line system payback period, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,500 $ / yr for net annual end of line savings.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 62,500 $ for end of line system project cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,000 $ for five year net end of line savings.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where end of line system project cost sits at 25,000 $ and the headline result is 1.61 yr, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 4.03 yr.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when end of line system project cost is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. Simple payback ignores the time value of money and assumes savings stay flat, so it understates the appeal of projects with growing benefits and overstates those whose savings erode.

Results at a glance

  • End of line system payback period: 4.03 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual end of line savings: 15,500 $ / yr
  • End of line system project cost: 62,500 $
  • Five year net end of line savings: 15,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live End-of-Line System ROI calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.