What Each Investment Delivers
Price vs. Return — By Product
Every engagement is fixed-fee and scoped before you commit. Here's what each product typically uncovers and what the financial return looks like.
Operations Review
$10,0002-day on-site engagement. Principal IE maps your operation, identifies highest-value AI opportunities, delivers written roadmap within 7 days.
"A 3PL client discovered $380K/year in preventable chargebacks during their review. The roadmap paid for itself before the invoice cleared."
TURBO — Operations Intelligence
From $7,500Custom operations command center connecting your WMS, ERP, TMS, and operations. Live dashboards, at-risk order alerts, constraint-based scheduling.
"Clients typically recover the build cost within 4–8 weeks through reduced manual reconciliation and fewer short ships."
Doc Intelligence Layer
$0.52/docAI extraction across 40+ document types — BOLs, SOPs, invoices, receiving forms — pushed directly into your WMS or ERP. No keyboard required.
"At 500 documents/week, clients eliminate 15–20 hours of manual data entry. At $38/hr fully loaded, that's $29K–$39K/year recovered."
HATZ — AI Engineering Platform
From $25/mo100+ AI models in one workspace — GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, Llama, and more. Auto-LLM routing, model comparison, and 125 IE-specific lessons.
"Replaces $200–$400/mo in separate AI subscriptions (ChatGPT Plus, Copilot, Perplexity, Midjourney) with one platform purpose-built for engineers."
How Payment Works
You Don't Pay in Full Until It Works
Our payment structure is designed to keep us accountable. You hold the final 40% until the system is live.
20% to Start
You pay 20% to kick off the engagement. We start work immediately — no waiting for full payment to clear.
40% at Scope Sign-Off
After we scope the project together and you approve the plan, 40% is due. You know exactly what you're getting before the build starts.
40% at Completion
The final 40% is due when the system is live and your team is using it. We don't get paid in full until it works.
100% Refund Guarantee
Operations Review only: if we don't identify measurable value in your operation, you get a full refund. No questions asked.
IE.ai vs. Traditional Consultants
The same industrial engineering expertise — without the 6-month sales cycle, the change orders, or the $500/hr billing clock.
| Industrial Engineer AI | Traditional Consultants | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Fixed, published online | "Call for pricing" |
| Time to Start | 24 hours after retainer | 3–6 month sales cycle |
| Payment Risk | 20% upfront, 40% at completion | 50–100% upfront |
| Billing Method | Fixed price per outcome | Hourly ($200–$500/hr) |
| Change Orders | None — scope locked before build | Common, often 30–50% of original |
| Deployment Speed | 4–6 weeks to live system | 6–18 months typical |
| Ongoing Support | Monthly partner — we stay on | Engagement ends at delivery |
| Guarantee | 100% refund on Operations Review | None |