Automation & Labor Impact
What does automation really save — time, cash, or both?
Strictly separates released working time from cash-effective savings across more than 20 automation areas and seven labour scenarios.
8–15 min
What you get
- Released hours vs. realised cash saving
- Additional sellable capacity
- Investment payback in months
- Labour scenario documentation
Who it is for
Owners evaluating automation, staffing and overtime decisions.
Report
Every result can be exported as a bank-ready PDF report including all assumptions and formulas.
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Background on automation and labour
Knowledge Center- Why released labour hours are not cash savingsTime freed on the shop floor changes the payroll only under specific conditions.8 min
- When does automatic screen printing pay off?Automation only pays when released hours turn into cash or into sold output.12 min
- Direct vs indirect labourOnly one of them belongs in your cost per garment.5 min
- Why free capacity is not revenueCapacity becomes money at the moment an invoice exists — and only at contribution margin.7 min