Traceability, Serialization & Lot Genealogy worked example

Serial Number Assignment Cost at 110% first-pass mark quality: a worked example

This scenario runs the serial number assignment cost calculation on the strong side: 110% first-pass mark quality, with every other input held at its documented default. A manufacturing engineer pricing item-level serialization for a regulated product where each unit needs a verified, unique identifier.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Units serialized: 80,000 units (unchanged)
  • Mark and assignment cost each: 0.05 $/unit (unchanged)
  • First-pass mark quality: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 99)
  • Serialization system setup cost: 5,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total serialization cost = units serialized x assignment cost each x first-pass quality% + system setup) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8,960 $ for total serial number assignment cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.11 $ / piece for serial number assignment cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,960 $ for variable serial number assignment cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,000 $ for fixed serial number assignment cost adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where first-pass mark quality sits at 99% and the headline result is 8,564 $, this scenario comes in 4.62% above the baseline at 8,960 $.
  • Use it when scoping a new serialization line, quoting a serialized product, or comparing print-and-apply versus direct laser marking economics. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Total serial number assignment cost: 8,960 $ (headline result)
  • Serial number assignment cost per unit: 0.11 $ / piece
  • Variable serial number assignment cost: 3,960 $
  • Fixed serial number assignment cost adder: 5,000 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.