Configure-to-Order & Product Configuration worked example

Configuration Error Cost at 110% share of error cost captured: a worked example

This scenario runs the configuration error cost calculation on the strong side: 110% share of error cost captured, with every other input held at its documented default. prioritizing configuration error reduction projects

The inputs for this scenario

  • Configuration errors requiring correction: 24 errors (unchanged)
  • Average cost per configuration error: 740 $ / error (unchanged)
  • Share of error cost captured: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed containment and rule-fix cost: 2,100 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable configuration error cost = configuration errors requiring correction × average cost per configuration error × error cost scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 21,636 $ for total configuration error cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 902 $ / piece for configuration error cost per configured unit or quote.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19,536 $ for variable configuration error cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,100 $ for fixed containment and rule-fix cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of error cost captured sits at 100% and the headline result is 19,860 $, this scenario comes in 8.94% above the baseline at 21,636 $.
  • Use it after a quality review, a CTO escape, or when building the business case for configurator validation improvements. 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

  • total configuration error cost: 21,636 $ (headline result)
  • configuration error cost per configured unit or quote: 902 $ / piece
  • variable configuration error cost: 19,536 $
  • fixed containment and rule-fix cost: 2,100 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.