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

Rush Order Cost at 110% rush scope charged to customer: a worked example

Push rush scope charged to customer up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. deciding whether the expedite fee covers the real cost of jumping the schedule

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rush-order units affected: 260 units (unchanged)
  • Incremental rush cost per unit: 18.25 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Rush scope charged to customer: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed expedite coordination cost: 2,400 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable rush order cost = rush-order units affected × incremental rush cost per unit × rush scope charged to customer) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 7,620 $ for total rush order cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 29.31 $ / piece for incremental rush cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,220 $ for variable rush order cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,400 $ for fixed expedite coordination cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where rush scope charged to customer sits at 100% and the headline result is 7,145 $, this scenario comes in 6.64% above the baseline at 7,620 $.
  • It computes total rush order cost as the per-unit incremental premium times units times the share you charge for, plus a fixed expedite coordination cost. 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 rush order cost: 7,620 $ (headline result)
  • incremental rush cost per unit: 29.31 $ / piece
  • variable rush order cost: 5,220 $
  • fixed expedite coordination cost: 2,400 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.