Configure-to-Order & Product Configuration calculator
Custom Order Premium Calculator
Use this calculator to price the extra engineering, sourcing, documentation, setup, risk, and schedule impact of custom options or nonstandard assemblies.
What this calculator does
- Estimate the premium needed for custom configured orders beyond standard option pricing.
- setting a premium for nonstandard configure-to-order requests
- The result estimates the total custom order premium needed for the selected request.
Formula used
- Variable custom order premium = custom configured units × premium required per custom unit × custom premium scope included
- Total custom order premium = variable custom order premium + fixed custom approval and setup premium
Inputs explained
- custom configured units: Use custom units, nonstandard assemblies, special requests, or quote lines requiring extra engineering or fulfillment work.
- premium required per custom unit: Use incremental engineering, material, labor, risk, expedite, documentation, and margin premium per configured unit.
- custom premium scope included: Use 100% for the full custom scope or less for engineering-only, sourcing-only, dealer-only, or launch-only cost.
- fixed custom approval and setup premium: Include one-time engineering review, documentation, supplier setup, price-book updates, customer approval, and order release work.
How to use the result
- Use it to quote custom work consistently, protect margin, and decide whether a request should become a standard option.
- Treat the result as a planning estimate until it is checked against current CPQ rules, ERP/MRP item masters, approved BOM logic, routing data, price books, discount policy, engineering approval rules, dealer order history, and actual quote-to-order performance for the same product family.
Common questions
- What is the custom order premium calculator for? Use this calculator to price the extra engineering, sourcing, documentation, setup, risk, and schedule impact of custom options or nonstandard assemblies.
- What information should I enter? Enter custom configured units, premium required per custom unit, the included configuration scope, and any fixed setup, data cleanup, integration, engineering, or fulfillment cost assigned to the estimate.
- What does the result tell me? The result estimates the total custom order premium needed for the selected request.
- When is the result only an estimate? Treat the result as a planning estimate until it is checked against current CPQ rules, ERP/MRP item masters, approved BOM logic, routing data, price books, discount policy, engineering approval rules, dealer order history, and actual quote-to-order performance for the same product family.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.