Operations Toolkit

Practical logistics calculators for daily decisions

Quick planning tools for transport, warehouse, freight forwarding, procurement and inventory professionals. Results are indicative and should be validated against your operating conditions.

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Transport

Vehicle Utilisation & Trip Cost

Check payload use, estimated trip cost and cost per tonne-kilometre. Enter costs in one consistent currency.

Payload utilisation
75%
Estimated trip cost
88.44
Cost / tonne-km
0.02
Estimated fuel used
93.8 L
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Warehouse

Warehouse Space

Estimate building area from pallet demand, rack levels, aisles and support areas.

Ground positions
250
Total building area
522 m²

Pallet Positions

Convert a rack configuration into total and practically usable pallet capacity.

Total positions
900
Usable positions
810

Storage Utilisation

Monitor occupied capacity against available positions and an operating target.

Current utilisation
80%
Headroom to target
45 positions

Picking Productivity

Translate completed work into orders and lines per labour hour, with pick accuracy.

Lines / labour hour
28.9
Orders / labour hour
10
Pick accuracy
99.51%
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Freight Forwarding

Air Freight Chargeable Weight

Compare gross and volumetric weight using dimensions in centimetres and your carrier’s divisor.

Volumetric weight
176 kg
Chargeable weight
176 kg

Container Utilisation

Compare cube and payload use to identify the limiting capacity on a container load.

Cube utilisation
62%
Payload utilisation
67.9%
Primary constraint
Weight
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Procurement

Landed Cost

Estimate total delivered cost. Enter all amounts in one currency and confirm the correct duty basis locally.

Total landed cost
12,217.5
Landed cost / unit
12.22
Cost uplift
22.2%

Supplier Weighted Score

Create a consistent supplier score using quality 35%, delivery 30%, cost 20% and service 15%.

Weighted supplier score
84.1 / 100
Indicative band
Qualified
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Inventory

Inventory Carrying Cost

Combine capital, storage, service and risk to estimate the annual cost of holding inventory.

Total carrying rate
19%
Annual carrying cost
95,000
Monthly carrying cost
7,916.67

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