Industrial Economic Analysis Tool
A web-based application enabling engineers and economists to evaluate project viability by defining technical and financial parameters, then computing levelized unit-cost metrics under discounted cash-flow assumptions to assess break-even economics.
Modelling complex investment scenarios
Users needed to model complex investment scenarios across dozens of parameters spanning timelines, ramp-up profiles, consumables, labor, transport, and detailed capital and operating costs — then analyze sensitivity and audit results over time.
Clean boundary between application and calculation
Application foundation. Django backend with data models, an extensible input form system, interactive Plotly / Dash visualizations, integration with an enterprise data platform, and deployment into an existing Kubernetes environment.
Input workflow. Dynamic Django forms with inline formsets, robust validation, and draft / error handling — failed calculations are saved as drafts with actionable error messages for safe correction and retry.
Three interactive views
Three views cover the full analysis loop: a KPI summary with cost-breakdown charts, an annualized detail table spanning the project lifetime, and a sensitivity analysis where users select variables, define ranges, and visualize impact on cost metrics. All screens and data are illustrative — real client data withheld.
Versioned snapshots, Kubernetes, SSO
Each save produces versioned snapshots in the data platform. The service operates on Kubernetes with rolling deployments, monitoring and alerting, availability objectives, and SSO authentication.
| surface | covers |
|---|---|
| inputs | dozens of parameters · validation · draft / error handling |
| calc | DCF · NPV / IRR · levelized-cost solving · break-even economics |
| views | KPI summary · annualized detail · sensitivity analysis |
| audit | versioned snapshots in the data platform |
| ops | Kubernetes · rolling deployments · monitoring / alerting · availability objectives · SSO |
Delivered to production
Tool delivered to production and actively used for evaluating real investment scenarios. Supported small, high-performing team collaboration across backend, domain expertise, and UI development.