Interactive ROI model for automating quote intake, RFQ drafting, and vendor follow-up.
This model estimates the annual and three-year value of the procurement agent by combining direct buyer time savings, faster quote turnaround, reduced stalled RFQs, and operational control value. Implementation and ongoing costs are fixed based on the proposed commercial structure.
ROI Summary
Key outputs update automatically as the operational assumptions are adjusted below.
Adjustable Assumptions
Use the variables below to test conservative, base, and aggressive cases. The cost of WISE Agents is locked.
Benefit Breakdown
The model separates value into four categories so the business case is easier to understand and defend.
Annual Benefit by Category
Updated based on the current assumptions.
Benefit vs. Cost by Year
Year 1 includes implementation. Years 2 and 3 include ongoing only.
Three-Year Financial View
Shows annual benefit, cost, net value, ROI, and cumulative net value across the first three years.
3-Year Summary
All values are estimates based on the selected assumptions.
| Year | Benefit | Cost | Net Value | ROI | Cumulative |
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Cumulative Net Value
Shows how value accumulates after project and ongoing costs.
How the Variables Are Used
Each part of the ROI model is tied to a clear operational assumption.
1. Direct Time Savings
Captures the buyer capacity recovered when the agent handles intake review, missing information detection, RFQ preparation, and follow-up tracking.
Buyers × weekly coordination hours × % reduced by agent × hourly cost × 52 weeks
2. Faster Quote Cycle Value
Estimates the value of moving quotes forward faster by reducing the time spent waiting for missing information and supplier responses.
Quotes/month × % improved × days reduced × value per accelerated day × 12 months
3. Recovered Stalled RFQs
Estimates the value of preventing RFQs from getting stuck because suppliers were not followed up with consistently.
Quotes/month × stalled RFQ rate × % recovered by agent × value per recovered RFQ × 12 months
4. Operational Control Value
A conservative annual value assigned to better traceability, fewer missed items, consistent communications, and cleaner handoffs between engineering, purchasing, vendors, and sales.
Annual control value entered by the user
5. Cost Structure
Implementation and monthly ongoing are fixed commercial terms from WISE Agents and are not adjustable in the model.
Year 1 cost = $20,000 implementation + ($4,000 × 12). Year 2+ cost = $4,000 × 12.
6. ROI and Payback
ROI measures the return after costs. Payback estimates when cumulative benefits exceed cumulative costs.
ROI = (annual benefit - annual cost) ÷ annual cost. Payback = first month cumulative net value is positive.
Interpretation
How to read the business case in plain terms.
Less time chasing information
The strongest driver is reducing the time buyers spend asking for missing information, preparing repetitive RFQs, and manually checking whether vendors responded.
Quotes move faster
Faster intake, vendor matching, draft creation, and follow-up can reduce quote cycle time, improving responsiveness to customers and increasing the chance that opportunities keep moving.
Better visibility and accountability
The tracking table gives the purchasing manager a single source of truth for every vendor request, status, price received, missing item, and follow-up action.