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Fulfillment Cost Calculator

Calculate per-order fulfillment cost including labor, packaging, and shipping.

Inputs

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Results

Total Cost Per Order

$12.65

≈ 3 cups of coffee

Variable Cost Per Order$9.65
Labor Per Order$0.90
Warehouse Per Order$3.00
Monthly Fulfillment Cost$12,650.00
Annual Fulfillment Cost$151,800.00
Labor Hours / Month50
FTEs Needed0.3
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Monthly Orders, Pick and Pack Cost, and Packaging Material Cost per order.
  2. Input Average Shipping Cost per order.
  3. Set Labor Cost per Hour and Orders per Hour per worker to calculate labor cost.
  4. Enter Monthly Warehouse Rent to calculate the total fulfillment cost per order.
  5. Compare your per-order cost to 3PL quotes to determine whether in-house or outsourced fulfillment is cheaper.

How the result changes with Avg Shipping Cost

Avg Shipping CostTotal Cost Per Order
$100.00$106.15
$350.00$356.15
$650.00$656.15
$900.00$906.15

What each input means

Monthly Orders
Average number of orders per month.
Pick & Pack Cost
Cost per order for picking and packing.
Packaging Material Cost
Cost of packaging materials per order.
Avg Shipping Cost
Average shipping cost per order.
Labor Cost / Hour
Hourly labor cost for fulfillment workers.
Orders / Hour (per worker)
Number of orders one worker can process per hour.
Monthly Warehouse Rent
Monthly warehouse or storage facility cost.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Monthly Orders = 1000, Pick & Pack Cost = 1.5, Packaging Material Cost = 0.75, Avg Shipping Cost = 6.5 = 7 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total Cost Per Order
    Total Cost Per Order
    12.65 = $12.65
  3. Calculate Variable Cost Per Order
    Variable Cost Per Order
    9.65 = $9.65
  4. Calculate Labor Per Order
    Labor Per Order
    0.9 = $0.9

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