Estimation AI Proof of Concept:
Proven value in 4 weeks. Built to be low-lift for your team.

Naya runs a standard 4-week POC with enterprise customers on a select product category to prove value: faster costing, faster speed-to-market, more informed supplier negotiations, and 95%+ accuracy with no variance.

Goals

DTC Time Savings.

Accelerate the quoting and design-to-cost process using Naya Estimation AI, saving hours of time.

Procurement Cost Savings.

Get data and insights to select suppliers sooner and have more informed conversations.

Increased revenues

Enabling customer to get more products to market faster by making better design/cost decisions upfront.

Accuracy and adoption

Proving the feasibility of Naya Estimation AI and getting the customer team familiar with the product.

What we need from you

Scope

We suggest starting with one product category. If you'd like to cover more, additional categories can be added to the scope.

1 product line

Stakeholders

At least one SME who understands the costing of this group in depth, to guide skill development and identify data sources. We'll need approximately 2 hours of their time per week.

1 SME, ~2 hrs/week

Data

A minimum of 10 data points per product category with similar materials. This ensures we cover the edge cases broadly. A data point includes an image, sketch, 3D model, tech pack, and costing sheet/actuals.

~10 data points

How we staff this

CTOProject oversight
AI EngineersSkill & model build
Customer SuccessOnboarding & support
Weekly callsSkill-buildingTrainingWorkflow integration

Process and highlights

95%+±10%±3% target range
Week 0

Focused POC category identified

Kick-off, go through the plan, discuss expectations, outline success metrics, and get started on any non-technical blockers.

Week 1

Refined skill and data sources connected

Live review the skill document, map data sources for each data type and verify access, and build connectors to data sources.

80%accuracy
Week 2

Skills refined with edge cases and output reports codesigned

Review results and updates to the skill, co-develop visual reports, breakdown presentation, and scenario planning workflows, and verify data connectors.

85%accuracy
Weeks 3–4

Testing, rollout & POC complete

Create the testing and rollout plan with clear performance measurements, present POC results, and discuss next steps including full implementation timeline and contracting.

95%+accuracy

Results and outcomes

DTC Time Savings.

Accelerate the quoting and design-to-cost process using Naya Estimation AI, saving hours of time.

“
Naya’s AI Estimator frees time from 4 employees and increases estimate volume by $100M and 10% conversion rate aims to increase revenue by $10M.
— COO, North Atlantic

Procurement Cost Savings.

Get data and insights to select suppliers sooner and have more informed conversations.

“
We are going to save 10s of millions, this investment is a no-brainer for us. The product UX is beautiful and we aim to increase to 1000 users on this integrated system.
— Head of Procurement, Schneider Electric

Increased revenues

Enabling customer to get more products to market faster by making better design/cost decisions upfront.

“
We are faster to market resulting in $20M+ more revenue and spending less time on cost estimation, saving $500k+.
— Director of Design, Adidas

Accuracy and adoption

Proving the feasibility of Naya Estimation AI and getting the customer team familiar with the product.

“
We are well above 90% with diecast and extrusions — using this right away.
— New Product Fulfillment Lead, MillerKnoll

While the POC runs, we can also handle:

Build confidence and test with 1 product category in 4 weeks. Additional categories can be added on request during this phase.
We are happy to work with you to develop a business case together in order to get budget approved and convince internal stakeholders.Open the ROI calculator
After we better understand your systems, product lines, and integrations, we can give you a quote. Typically our implementation periods last 4-10 weeks depending on the number of product lines.
We have SOC2 and can work with your teams to finalize this.View our SOC 2 trust center
Our pricing is based on usage, number of products, and timeline. We have standard contracts we can use but happy to work with yours.
You will see your investment returned as early as during the POC. Payback for Naya is within a few weeks.Open the ROI calculator

Run the same POC on one of your product lines.

Or talk to us about any unique needs.

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