Total Cost of Procurement Estimator

Please feel free to print this  form and fill it out at your convenience.

Company Name: _______________________

Date: _________________

The costs reflected below are annual numbers and respresent only dock and driver supplies.

Invoice Processing Costs

# of terminals x avg. # of orders per terminal per month  x
avg. processing cost per invoice ($75 industry standard) x
12 months = $________________

Example: 125 x 3 x $75 x 12 = $337,500

Inventory Carrying Costs


Avg. bi-annual monetary value of stock in inventory  company-
wide x inventory carrying cost (30% industry standard)  =
$________________

Example: $230,000 x 30% = $69,000

Transportation Costs

Avg. # of shipments per terminal per month x # of  terminals
x avg. cost per shipment ($30.00 industry standard; avg. of
LTL  and UPS) x 12 months = $_______________

Example: 3 x 125 x $30 x 12 = $135,000

Labor Costs

Man-hours spent per terminal per month going after  these
products x labor rate with fringe ($25 industry standard)
x # of  terminals x 12 months = $_______________

Example: 8 x $25 x 125 x 12 = $300,000

ANNUAL TOTAL (before including the cost of  products)

$841,500