Fixture, Gauge & Workholding Management worked example

Fixture Lifecycle Cost at 110% program scope covered: a worked example

Push program scope covered up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when comparing fixture concepts, dedicated versus modular tooling, supplier proposals, or expected cost over a program life.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Fixtures in lifecycle plan: 18 fixtures (unchanged)
  • Lifecycle cost per fixture: 9,200 $ / fixture (unchanged)
  • Program scope covered: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed retirement, recertification, or storage cost: 14,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable fixture lifecycle cost = fixtures in lifecycle plan × lifecycle cost per fixture × program scope covered) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 196,160 $ for total fixture lifecycle cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10,898 $ / piece for lifecycle cost per fixture.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 182,160 $ for variable fixture lifecycle cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 14,000 $ for fixed retirement, recertification, or storage cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where program scope covered sits at 100% and the headline result is 179,600 $, this scenario comes in 9.22% above the baseline at 196,160 $.
  • It multiplies the number of fixtures by the per-fixture lifecycle cost and the share of the program scope covered, then adds a fixed lump for retirement, recertification or storage to give total fleet lifecycle 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 fixture lifecycle cost: 196,160 $ (headline result)
  • Lifecycle cost per fixture: 10,898 $ / piece
  • Variable fixture lifecycle cost: 182,160 $
  • Fixed retirement, recertification, or storage cost: 14,000 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.