What does searching cost you per year? Work it out with your own numbers.
Time spent searching is in nobody's job description, so nobody records it. That makes it hard to see, but not hard to calculate. Fill in below roughly how it goes at your place; the outcome updates while you type.

Your situation
These values areassumptions, not measurements. Adjust them to your own situation; the outcome follows along.
Time lost per year
958hours
- Conservative
- 383 hours€ 17,250 per year
- Expected
- 575 hours€ 25,875 per year
- Potential
- 767 hours€ 34,500 per year
This is an estimate based on your own assumptions. In a Proof of Value we replace it with a measurement in your operation.
What this number is and what it is not
Wel
- An order of magnitude you can start a conversation with
- Based on your own numbers, not on an average from a brochure
- Transparent: every assumption is stated, including where it comes from
- A reason to start measuring, or a reason to leave it alone
Niet
- A promise about what you are going to save
- A measurement: there is no customer this has been tested against
- A complete business case, because labels, hardware and time are not in it
- More accurate than the numbers you fill in yourself
If the outcome disappoints, that is an answer too. With five people and a well ordered workshop little comes out of this, and then this is the cheapest way to find that out.