Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau Quoting worked example

AM Shipping Cost at 110% billable shipping capture: a worked example

This scenario runs the am shipping cost calculation on the strong side: 110% billable shipping capture, with every other input held at its documented default. a customer service rep or estimator needs to add packing and freight to an AM quote

The inputs for this scenario

  • Shipments, boxes, or packed parts: 6 shipments/boxes/parts (unchanged)
  • Packing or freight rate: 38 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Billable shipping capture: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed freight/documentation charge: 45 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Captured shipping value = shipment quantity × packing/freight rate × billable capture) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 296 $ for am shipping cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 49.3 $ / unit for packing or freight rate.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 251 $ for captured shipping value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 45 $ for fixed freight/documentation charge.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where billable shipping capture sits at 100% and the headline result is 273 $, this scenario comes in 8.35% above the baseline at 296 $.
  • Use it when quoting an additive job, setting a default freight line on a service bureau order, or checking whether shipping is being recovered on small runs. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • AM shipping cost: 296 $ (headline result)
  • Packing or freight rate: 49.3 $ / unit
  • Captured shipping value: 251 $
  • Fixed freight/documentation charge: 45 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live AM Shipping Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.