Financial Business Case Considerations
| Initial Cost | Cost Comparison: Automated Colony Counter versus Traditional Method |
|---|---|
| Capital cost | Capital expenditure |
| Operational costs | · Annual preventive maintenance |
| · Initial qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) | |
| · Cost per sample (e.g., costs of consumables) | |
| · Cost of IT support | |
| · Quality & regulatory costs (e.g., as change control or updated documents and filing activities) |
Abbreviations: IQ, installation qualification; IT, information technology; OQ, operational qualification; PQ, performance qualification.