Transportation, Freight & Distribution worked example
Cross-Dock Savings at 58% savings capture rate: a worked example
Suppose savings capture rate falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate savings from bypassing storage and putaway through a cross-dock flow, net of cross-dock handling cost.
The inputs for this scenario
- Units cross-docked: 3,200 units (held at the documented default)
- Avoided handling cost per unit: 1.15 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
- Savings capture rate: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
- Cross-dock operating cost: 750 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable cross-dock savings = units cross-docked × avoided handling cost × savings capture rate.
- Total cross-dock savings works out to 2,884 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Savings per cross-docked unit works out to 0.9 $ / unit at these inputs.
- Variable cross-dock savings works out to 2,134 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed charges works out to 750 $ at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where savings capture rate sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,694 $, this scenario comes in 21.92% below the baseline at 2,884 $.
- It computes gross cross-dock savings as units times avoided handling cost times a capture rate, then adds the cross-dock operating cost line to report a net-of-operations figure and savings per unit. 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 cross-dock savings: 2,884 $ (headline result)
- Savings per cross-docked unit: 0.9 $ / unit
- Variable cross-dock savings: 2,134 $
- Fixed charges: 750 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Cross-Dock Savings calculator, set savings capture rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.