The numbers.

What guessing costs, and what simulating first has returned.

Loss15–36 weeks

for a retail display program, idea to floor.

Frank Mayer, 2024

Loss29%

of displays at one large retail chain never reached the floor.

M&SOM, 2024

Loss$48K

per medically consulted work injury.

National Safety Council

Gain−50%

display cost when a big brand tested its displays in a virtual store first.

Kellogg, 2017 (Grocery Dive)

Gain70%

lower injury rate on Ford’s assembly lines, with virtual ergonomics among the measures.

Ford, 2015, via Michigan Public

Gain75%

less time off from work injuries, same Ford program.

Ford, 2015

GainUp to 4x

faster to train a new manager in VR than in a classroom, across 1,600+ people.

PwC

Find yours before you build it.

Figures come from third-party and company-reported sources in other industries and are not Metsu results. Ford credits several measures, virtual reality among them.