ERP ROI is a key metric in any investment in ERP software: you want to be sure the expense will pay off. The Return on Investment (ROI) provides insight into the return and helps make the right decisions. For equipment, rental and service companies, this means: how does Dysel's Equipment Life Cycle (ELC). solution on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in the cloud contribute to lower costs, higher revenues and greater control over processes?
Here's how to calculate and improve the ROI of ELC.
1. ERP ROI Map all costs - Total Cost of Ownership
The first step is to fully identify current costs. Use the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach: include all direct and indirect costs over the entire life cycle of the system. That way you get a fair picture of the investment and avoid surprises.
Often, current costs turn out to be higher than expected, especially if you have proprietary servers or outdated systems in use. Consider:
- Software: user licenses, industry modules, links to other systems, reporting and BI tools.
- Infrastructure: in-house servers, server hosts, maintenance, backups and security.
- Services: internal and external IT resources for training, support, management and ongoing optimization.
Compare these costs to the licensing costs of a cloud ERP. In the cloud, you typically pay a predictable amount per user per month and eliminate many hidden costs, such as server maintenance and upgrades.cte and indirect costs include the purchase and use of the software for a predefined period of time.
2. ERP ROI Calculate direct returns by
Dysel's complete ERP (Equipment Life Cycle) software offers numerous benefits that you can concretely express in numbers:
- Lower inventory costs through better visibility and planning.
- Lower administrative costs thanks to streamlined processes.
- Increased revenue through faster order processing and invoicing.
- Better utilization of your rental fleet.
These direct returns are often measurable within the first year.
3. ERP ROI Don't forget the indirect benefits
Beyond the hard numbers, there are indirect benefits that have a big impact on ROI:
- Satisfied employees through user-friendly apps and less duplication of effort.
- More satisfied customers thanks to faster service and error-free billing.
- More efficient collaboration as all departments work in one system.
- Better decision-making with real-time dashboards in Power BI.
These factors are less tangible, but often make the difference in practice.
5. ERP ROI Compare current and future situation
A practical way to gain ROI insight is to compare how you work now and how you do with Dysel's ELC. For example, by looking at:
- How much time does order processing take now and how much later?
- How often are mistakes made in contract management?
- How much manual work disappears because of automation?
This makes it clear where you can expect immediate returns.
6. ERP ROI Focus not only on cost, but also on growth
ROI is often about cutting costs, but with Dysel's ELC, it's at least as much about achieving growth. The solution offers opportunities beyond efficiency:
- Stronger customer relationships and more revenue: thanks to better service contracts, automatic renewal of rental contracts and transparent insight into performance.
- New contract models: such as rental subscriptions and combinations of product & service (machine + maintenance in one contract), which can be recorded and managed directly in ELC.
- Faster expansion: the cloud platform grows with your business and supports international operations without heavy IT investments.
- Accelerate innovation: by integrating with IoT, AI CoPilot, predictive maintenance and Power Platform apps, you respond faster to market developments.
So with Dysel's Equipment Life Cycle, you leverage technology not only to work more efficiently, but more importantly to achieve new growth and stay ahead of your competition.
7. ERP ROI Think long term
You often use an ERP system for a decade or so. With Dysel's ELC in the cloud, the focus is on the long term. That's why it's important not to look at ROI only in the short term.
ELC in the cloud offers continuous benefits:
- Always up-to-date through automatic updates.
- Flexibly expandable with new features.
- Scalable, from local to international use.
So ELC's returns grow with your business.
Conclusion
Calculating ERP ROI is not an exact science, but with Dysel's ELC solution on Microsoft Business Central in the cloud, it becomes concrete.
By identifying all costs and revenues, defining KPIs and including both direct and indirect benefits, you can see exactly how your investment is paying off.
Focus not only on cost, but more importantly on the value and growth that Dysel's Equipment Life Cycle delivers. Then you'll see that the ROI is structurally high and makes your organization stronger for the future.
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