Automation Go/No-Go

Autonomy Bridge · Analytical Definition

The pre-investment diagnostic phase that tests whether minimum conditions - labor intensity, demand stability, workflow fit, and capital recovery viability - are met before vendor evaluation begins.

Evaluate the initial installed investment (C0, currency units) against incremental net cash flows over a stated horizon H (years). Define utilization using throughput and capacity over the same period. A break-even utilization or volume can be solved only if the project-specific cash-flow function supports one; it is not a universal operating threshold. Annual capital cost divided by savings per unit has units of units per year, not a utilization percentage, and does not by itself establish project payback.