Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis for Manufacturing

Revenues, depreciation, cost of capital, inventory ... How to know if a major investment is right for your organization

4.77 (266 reviews)

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What you will learn

Capital investment justification (equipment, new processes, building, etc.)

Accounting principles such as balance sheets, COGS, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and gross margin.

Net Present Value (NPV), Cost of Capital and the Time value of money

Free Excel templates to build your own capital justification model

Net Working Capital and the typical business cycle.

Financial modeling and analysis

Why take this course?

Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis for Manufacturing teaches the tools, models and concepts manufacturing professionals need to determine if a significant investment like a new piece of equipment will be financially beneficial to their organization.

This course teaches the basics of ROI analysis such as estimating revenues, on-going expenses, and the initial investment. It also explores more advanced aspects of capital investment justification such as adjusting for risk, changes to net working capital, and estimating overhead.

It then shows the student how to assemble these projected expenses and revenues into a financial model designed to return the Net Present Value (NPV) of the project. NPV is the method experts agree is the best for evaluating capital investments.

If you are eager to add business finance and financial modeling to your skill set, then this is the class for you!

If you are looking to merge your project engineering skills with the real world of business finance, or move from an engineering role to a managerial one, then this course is for you!

If you are looking for a clear and straight-forward explanation of the sometimes confusing world of business finance, then sign up today!

"It is comprehensive and straightforward instruction with practical examples." - Ben P.

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Reviews

Deborah

December 7, 2023

What you have on the quiz 2 and what you went over in lesson 1 was not the same thing. You don't explain how to come up with the answer really, you show the answer but not how to come up with it. A bit frustrating and if I am struggling with Quiz 2 I think the rest of the maybe just as painful. I feel it is best to stop this course. You really need to explain better.

Ramesh

August 12, 2023

So for exciting.... I knew some of these terms.. Yet, good to refresh and learn few items for the first time

Phoke

April 25, 2023

Thank you for the most informative and making the numbers talk, if i could have seen this course in my early days, I would be an investor at this moment. Good work Ray and thank you.

Hara

March 14, 2023

It was useful. What i like about Dr.Ray is the way he articulates, explains in a very simple and systematic manner.

Jamsher

February 2, 2022

Yes, I purchase new pieces of equipment for my Tool Room & also for new projects, I always work for ROI to make the project presentable & for CAPEX approval. I believe after completion of this course I will be able to prepare the project smoothly, foresee any hidden cost increase my projects approval rate. Thanks

Helen

April 17, 2021

Excellent course. Clear, well-organized with excellent examples. One of the best courses I have taken on Udemy. Thank you!

Denver

February 15, 2021

The explanations are very easy to understand. It's clear that Ray is very knowledgeable on the subject, and it shows in the decisiveness of his explanations.

Luis

October 19, 2020

Es un buen curso, Ray explica de manera clara los conceptos relacionados con ROI, me fue de bastante utilidad.

Ken

July 4, 2020

Really enjoyed this course, and learning more about ROI. Great instruction and resources in the class, and look forward to the other classes that I have purchased from Ray Harkins. Thanks!

Sandeep

June 8, 2020

Best Explanation of the key concepts related to ROI , NPV, PI ,CAGR etc. . I really enjoyed this course

Ayon

May 9, 2020

Very simple explanations for most difficult Financial terms. The best part is people without finance background can easily connect

Francisco

May 2, 2020

First, i enjoyed a lot going trough this course. This is the third course I take from Ray. It's very engaging, and he really has the skill of explain the things in a way so practical and understandable. My background is electronics engineering, and I did take a basic course of project assessment/evaluation many years ago (as a young almost-engineer), so I did not take, honestly, the full takeaways. Now after 20+ years working, I took this class and firstly refresh forgotten concepts, and most important I got new ones. I really endorse it, for the ones who want to go to the next level as a professional justifying and analyzing (and saying no ... maybe) to projects. Bottom line, great course!

Rafael

March 31, 2020

Great material, but I would have liked to have seen a case study/example where we have to build out an entire spreadsheet from scratch in regards to ROI. This could've enhanced my learning by a lot.

Eugen

June 27, 2019

I am new to finance and Investment Analysis. This course helped to get a better understanding on how to assess the profitability of a project. I wished there were a copule of exercises or "check your understanding questions" after some videos. Thanks.

Michelle

June 6, 2019

It was explained really well! I just need a few weeks to wrap my brain around the concepts since I'm not the best with this type of math.

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