The number one question a fabricator asks when considering an MIS such as Tekla Powerfab is “What’s in it for me?!” That is laymen’s terms for Return on Investment (aka ROI)! That is a great question, but the answer can get deep very quickly. No one ever buys anything without considering whether it will be worth trading a certain amount of cash for it.
Consider the last restaurant you ate in. Knowingly or not, you made a determination that eating in the restaurant was worth the money you were about to spend. “Worth” may have been determined by a number of factors such as the quality of the food, the atmosphere, the service, or even just a recommendation. In any case, what was in it for you was deemed to be worth more than the money you were about to hand over to the restaurant.
Every fabricator needs to know that what they get out of the system is worth more than what they are going to pay.
Considering an MIS such as Tekla PowerFab is no different. Every fabricator needs to know that what they get out of the system is worth more than what they are going to pay. In my former days, I would put on my bean counter hat and calculate ROI for drills, saws, copers, robotic welding, and just about any other piece of equipment you can think of that is in a fab shop.
The typical considerations were:
How much will it cost?
How much time will it save me?
