Three defined engagements
Services with scope, deliverables, and pricing stated clearly
Each engagement has a fixed scope, a defined duration, and a written deliverable. Pricing is shown in full. There are no retainer arrangements or open-ended commitments involved.
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The three engagements below address different stages of the same question: where does AI fit in your operation, and how do you implement it where the conditions are right. They can be taken in sequence or individually, depending on where you are in the process.
Each page linked below includes a full breakdown of what is covered, what the process looks like, how much internal time is required from your team, and what you receive at the end.
Engagement 01 · 3 weeks
Process Suitability Assessment
A short engagement examining your candidate processes against documented criteria — volume, variability, error tolerance, documentation quality, and availability of historical examples. The output is a ranked table showing which processes are suited to automated handling and which are not, with reasons and estimated running costs stated for each.
Price
¥25,000
Duration
3 weeks
Included in this engagement
- —Ranked table of candidate processes with suitability determination
- —Estimated effort and running cost for each suitable process
- —Explicit list of processes better left unautomated, with reasons
- —Written report delivered at the end of the three-week period
Suited to management teams under pressure to adopt AI tools without a clear reason for doing so.
Engagement 02 · 12 weeks
Manufacturing Quality Support
Implementation of image-based checking on a production or packing line as an additional layer alongside existing inspection — not as a replacement for it. Covers sample collection across defect categories, threshold setting with quality staff, and integration into current reject handling. Includes a trial period with measured detection rates by category.
Price
¥42,000
Duration
12 weeks
Included in this engagement
- —Measured detection rates reported by defect category
- —Defined escalation process for items the system cannot classify
- —Full retention of your existing manual inspection throughout the trial
- —Integration support with current reject handling procedures
Suited to production and packing operations with existing quality inspection that want to add a measurable layer of support.
Engagement 03 · 5 weeks
Vendor Selection Advisory
Independent support for companies choosing between competing tool providers. Covers requirement definition, comparable evaluation criteria, structured trials against your own material, and review of contract terms including data ownership and exit provisions. OR Path Land has no commercial relationship with any vendor under consideration.
Price
¥33,000
Duration
5 weeks
Included in this engagement
- —Written evaluation matrix with comparable criteria across all vendors
- —Notes on questions each provider answered indirectly or avoided
- —Contract term review covering data ownership and exit provisions
- —No commercial relationship with any vendor evaluated
Suited to companies that have reached the vendor selection stage and need a structured, independent basis for comparison.
Internal time required from your team
These figures reflect the time your staff should expect to spend at each stage — not OR Path Land's time, but yours. Knowing this in advance avoids the common problem of discovering the commitment mid-engagement.
| Stage | Process Assessment | Quality Support | Vendor Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial briefing | 2–3 hours | 2–3 hours | 3–4 hours |
| Process / material access | 4–6 hours | 8–12 hours | 4–6 hours |
| Review and feedback | 2 hours | Ongoing · 1–2 hrs/week | 3–5 hours |
| Final report review | 1–2 hours | 2–3 hours | 2–3 hours |
| Total internal time | ~9–13 hours | ~22–35 hours | ~12–18 hours |
Figures are estimates based on typical engagements. Actual time may vary by organisation size and process complexity.
Questions often asked before starting
Can the engagements be taken in any order?
Yes. Each engagement stands on its own. A company that has already determined which processes it wants to automate can go directly to vendor advisory without the assessment. A company already past vendor selection can focus on quality support. There is no required sequence.
What if the assessment concludes that none of our processes are suitable?
That outcome is documented and delivered as a written finding with specific reasons. This is a legitimate and sometimes useful result — it provides a clear, defensible answer to the adoption question that management can act on.
Do you continue to support after an engagement closes?
Follow-on questions related to a completed engagement can be addressed via email. Further structured support would typically begin as a new engagement. There are no retainer arrangements.
Are the prices negotiable?
Prices are set per engagement and are not adjusted based on company size or other factors. The price shown is the price charged. If scope needs to differ from the standard engagement, that can be discussed at the outset.
If you are uncertain which engagement fits, that is what the initial conversation is for
A short discussion about your situation — what you are working through, which processes are involved, where you are in the decision — is enough to clarify which engagement is most relevant, or whether any of them are.
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