Scenario 1: AI Foundation ROI Simulation

This simulation estimates the ROI for Scenario 1 over a 10-year period, using a 8% discount rate.

Baseline Costs:

• Operator: ~$120k/yr (1k batches * 3hrs * $40/hr)
• Supervisor Summary: ~$60k/yr (1k batches * 1hr * $60/hr)
• Major Dev. RCA: ~$60k/yr (25 * 30hrs * $80/hr)
• Minor Dev. Handling: ~$5k/yr (50 * 2.5hrs * $40/hr)
• Batch Discards (Major Dev): ~$375k/yr (25 * $15k)

Scenario 1 Focus:

• Reduce Operator reporting time
• Supervisor summary time
• Provide modest RCA acceleration (10% expert time)
• Modestly reduce minor deviation handling time (10% operator time)
• Potentially prevent a small number of discards ($15k estimate)