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Fulfilment Cost Calculator

Calculate fulfilment cost per order and unit from receiving, pick-pack, packaging, shipping, storage and returns.

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Fulfilment economics

Fulfilment Cost Calculator

Combine receiving, pick-pack, packaging, shipping, storage, software and return-processing assumptions.

Total monthly fulfilment cost

$8,914.00

$11.14 per order and $7.96 per unit.

Receiving

$392.00

Pick and pack

$2,176.00

Shipping

$5,120.00

Fixed costs

$370.00

Enter current provider and carrier charges. The model excludes taxes, surcharges, zone changes, dimensional adjustments and service failures unless represented in the inputs.

About the Fulfilment Cost Calculator

Fulfilment Cost Calculator separates receiving, first-unit pick-pack, additional-unit fees, packaging, shipping, return processing and monthly fixed costs.

The result shows total monthly cost plus cost per order and unit. Enter current provider and carrier charges rather than treating defaults as quotes.

Key features

  • Order and unit volume
  • Receiving costs
  • First and additional-unit handling
  • Packaging and shipping
  • Return allowance
  • Fixed storage and software
  • Per-order and per-unit cost
  • Local TXT export

How to use

  1. 1Enter monthly orders and average units per order.
  2. 2Add receiving and pick-pack charges.
  3. 3Enter packaging and shipping per order.
  4. 4Add storage, software and return-processing assumptions.
  5. 5Compare the result with invoices and surcharge schedules.

Examples

Monthly outsourced fulfilment
Input: 800 orders, 1.4 units per order and an editable cost stack
Output: Total, per-order and per-unit fulfilment cost

Frequently asked questions

Are the defaults 3PL quotes?
No. They are editable examples.
How are additional units calculated?
Orders multiplied by units per order above the first unit.
Are carrier surcharges included?
Only if you include them in shipping cost.

Continue your workflow

Open a related tool to prepare your files or refine the finished result.