The figure below is based on the following simple model calculation and shows how much the "Total Cost of Ownership" (TCO) can be reduced:
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Cost factor in $
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Classic CMS
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Content Automation
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Software licence
Project cost (one-time)
Maintenance
Training
Calculated employee costs/day
Number of authors
Documents/day/author
Preparation effort/document in minutes
Workhours
Periods
Use (years)
Expansion cost
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80,000
50,000
20% p.a.
1 day p.a., 10% fluctuation
750
50
3
15
1 year = 200 days = 8 hours
Investment period 1, use beginning period 2
5
0
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80,000
150,000
20% p.a.
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750
50
3
0
1 year = 200 days = 8 hours
Investment period 1, use beginning period 2
5
20% project cost p.a.
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Total Cost of Ownership CMS/Content Automation
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According to this model the current cost of the CMS is 14 times as much as the current cost of the Content Automation System
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This results in potential savings of more than 2,500.000 EUR
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