Contract Manufacturing, Job Shop Quoting & Make-to-Order worked example

Job Routing Cost at 72% routing scope included in quote: a worked example

This worked example runs the job routing cost numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 72% routing scope included in quote instead of the typical 100%. Estimate cost for the routing operations in a custom job.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Routing operations or quoted hours: 14 operations (held at the documented default)
  • Cost per routing operation: 185 $ / operation (held at the documented default)
  • Routing scope included in quote: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed routing planning and setup cost: 750 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable job routing cost = routing operations or quoted hours × cost per routing operation × routing scope included in quote.
  • total job routing cost works out to 2,615 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • cost per routing operation works out to 187 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • variable job routing cost works out to 1,865 $ at these inputs.
  • fixed routing planning and setup cost works out to 750 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where routing scope included in quote sits at 100% and the headline result is 3,340 $, this scenario comes in 21.71% below the baseline at 2,615 $.
  • Use it when building or checking a routing-based quote, especially for small lots where fixed setup is a large share of total cost. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • total job routing cost: 2,615 $ (headline result)
  • cost per routing operation: 187 $ / piece
  • variable job routing cost: 1,865 $
  • fixed routing planning and setup cost: 750 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Job Routing Cost calculator, set routing scope included in quote to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.