Make-Buy, Outsourcing & Network Design calculator
Total Landed Cost Calculator
Estimate total landed cost for make-buy, outsourcing and network design using production-ready inputs so teams can estimate total exposure, compare scenarios, or decide whether the cost is material to the quote. Quantity times rate times capture factor, plus a fixed adjustment, builds a defensible weighted cost.
What this calculator does
- Estimate total landed cost for make-buy, outsourcing and network design using production-ready inputs so teams can estimate total exposure, compare scenarios, or decide whether the cost is material to the quote.
- Use it when total landed cost in make-buy, outsourcing and network design is being put through a make-buy, outsourcing and network design weighted-cost review.
- Turns total landed cost quantity, total landed cost or rate, total landed cost scope or occurrence share into a weighted cost for total landed cost in make-buy, outsourcing and network design.
Formula used
- Variable total landed cost = total landed cost quantity × total landed cost or rate × total landed cost scope or occurrence share
- Total total landed cost = variable total landed cost + fixed total landed cost adder
Inputs explained
- Total landed cost quantity: Enter the unit, assembly, claim, test, hour, or event count covered by the estimate.
- Total landed cost or rate: Use the current supplier quote, BOM cost, labor rate, warranty cost, utility rate, or production cost basis.
- Total landed cost scope or occurrence share: Enter the percentage of the population, build, claim set, or cost scope that this estimate should include.
- Fixed total landed cost adder: Add setup, tooling, validation, freight, engineering, containment, or program cost not captured per unit.
How to use the result
- Use it when total landed cost in make-buy, outsourcing and network design is being scored for capture or weighted cost.
- Risk-adjustments and discount rates are not in the formula; layer them on top for capital reviews.
Common questions
- How does this total landed cost calculator help my make-buy, outsourcing and network design team? Estimate total landed cost for make-buy, outsourcing and network design using production-ready inputs so teams can estimate total exposure, compare scenarios, or decide whether the cost is material to the quote. You get a weighted cost you can defend before quoting, scheduling, or sign-off.
- Where do I get the inputs for this make-buy, outsourcing and network design calculator? total landed cost quantity, total landed cost or rate, total landed cost scope or occurrence share usually move the weighted cost most. Pull from measured make-buy, outsourcing and network design runs, supplier data, and recent quotes rather than memory.
- What do I do with this number? Use the weighted cost in the make-buy, outsourcing and network design business case or quote build-up.
- What should I verify first? Confirm the capture factor is honest; over-stated capture is the most common reason these models miss.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.