Space Payload & Avionics Manufacturing worked example

Supplier Screening Cost at 54% share requiring full upscreen: a worked example in space payload & avionics manufacturing

Suppose share requiring full upscreen falls to 54%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimates the cost of upscreening supplier parts and qualifying sources for a space avionics build.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Part Numbers Screened: 25 part numbers (held at the documented default)
  • Screening Cost per Part Number: 950 $/part number (held at the documented default)
  • Share Requiring Full Upscreen: 54 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 75)
  • Source Qualification Fee: 5,500 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total cost = part numbers x screening cost per part number x share needing full upscreen + qualification fee.
  • Total supplier screening cost works out to 18,325 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Supplier screening cost per unit works out to 733 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable supplier screening cost works out to 12,825 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed supplier screening cost adder works out to 5,500 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share requiring full upscreen sits at 75% and the headline result is 23,313 $, this scenario comes in 21.39% below the baseline at 18,325 $.
  • It computes total screening cost as part numbers screened times screening cost per part number times the share needing full upscreen, plus a fixed source qualification fee, and reports cost per part number. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Total supplier screening cost: 18,325 $ (headline result)
  • Supplier screening cost per unit: 733 $ / piece
  • Variable supplier screening cost: 12,825 $
  • Fixed supplier screening cost adder: 5,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Supplier Screening Cost calculator, set share requiring full upscreen to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.