Configure-to-Order & Product Configuration worked example

Option Inventory Exposure at 110% share of option stock counted as exposed: a worked example

Push share of option stock counted as exposed up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. reviewing inventory risk from configurable product options

The inputs for this scenario

  • Option SKU units at risk of obsolescence: 760 units (unchanged)
  • Standard inventory value per option unit: 64 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Share of option stock counted as exposed: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed carrying and disposition cost: 1,200 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable option inventory exposure = option inventory units at risk × inventory value per option unit × inventory exposure scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 54,704 $ for total option inventory exposure, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 71.98 $ / piece for option inventory exposure per configured unit or quote.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 53,504 $ for variable option inventory exposure.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,200 $ for fixed carrying and disposition cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of option stock counted as exposed sits at 100% and the headline result is 49,840 $, this scenario comes in 9.76% above the baseline at 54,704 $.
  • It multiplies the option units at risk by their unit value and the exposed-share percentage, then adds fixed carrying and disposition cost to give total exposure in dollars. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • total option inventory exposure: 54,704 $ (headline result)
  • option inventory exposure per configured unit or quote: 71.98 $ / piece
  • variable option inventory exposure: 53,504 $
  • fixed carrying and disposition cost: 1,200 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Option Inventory Exposure calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.