Contract Manufacturing, Job Shop Quoting & Make-to-Order calculator
Expedite Premium Calculator
Use this calculator to compare rush-order pricing against normal lead-time pricing so overtime, rescheduling, expedited freight, supplier chasing, and capacity disruption are recovered.
What this calculator does
- Calculate the premium needed for a rush or expedited customer order.
- quoting orders that must jump the queue or ship faster than normal lead time
- The result shows the rush premium percentage and dollars above standard lead-time pricing.
Formula used
- expedite premium dollars = expedited quote price - standard lead-time quote price
- expedite premium = expedite premium dollars ÷ standard lead-time price basis × 100
Inputs explained
- expedited quote price: Use the rush price offered to the customer after overtime, freight, supplier expedite fees, and capacity disruption are included.
- standard lead-time quote price: Use the quote price for the same order quantity and scope at the normal lead time.
- standard lead-time price basis: Use the normal quote price as the baseline for premium percentage reporting.
How to use the result
- Use it to price expedites, protect margin, and decide whether the customer urgency justifies schedule disruption.
- Treat the result as an estimate until the RFQ package, customer drawing revision, material quote, routing, setup standard, shop rate, outside service quote, scrap history, open capacity, due date, and quoted commercial terms are confirmed for the same job, lot size, and customer order.
Common questions
- What is the expedite premium calculator for? Use this calculator to compare rush-order pricing against normal lead-time pricing so overtime, rescheduling, expedited freight, supplier chasing, and capacity disruption are recovered.
- What information should I enter? Enter expedited quote price, standard lead-time quote price, and standard lead-time price basis for the same quote, job, customer order, or pricing scenario.
- What does the result tell me? The result shows the rush premium percentage and dollars above standard lead-time pricing.
- When is the result only an estimate? Treat the result as an estimate until the RFQ package, customer drawing revision, material quote, routing, setup standard, shop rate, outside service quote, scrap history, open capacity, due date, and quoted commercial terms are confirmed for the same job, lot size, and customer order.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.