Wood & Paper Manufacturing worked example

Trim Optimization Savings at 86% achievable trim capture rate: a worked example

What does the result look like when achievable trim capture rate reaches 86%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. A planning manager uses it to value a trim optimizer against the license and integration cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rolls Trimmed per Week: 480 rolls (unchanged)
  • Savings per Roll from Trim Optimization: 3.1 $/roll (unchanged)
  • Achievable Trim Capture Rate: 86 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 75)
  • Weekly Software License Charge: 600 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Trim savings = rolls x savings per roll x capture rate% + software license charge) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,880 $ for total trim optimization savings cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.92 $ / piece for trim optimization savings cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,280 $ for variable trim optimization savings cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 600 $ for fixed trim optimization savings adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where achievable trim capture rate sits at 75% and the headline result is 1,716 $, this scenario comes in 9.54% above the baseline at 1,880 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when achievable trim capture rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. Savings per roll and capture rate are estimates; actual recovery depends on order mix, roll width variability, and how tightly schedulers pack cut plans, so validate against real scale-house tonnage.

Results at a glance

  • Total trim optimization savings cost: 1,880 $ (headline result)
  • Trim optimization savings cost per unit: 3.92 $ / piece
  • Variable trim optimization savings cost: 1,280 $
  • Fixed trim optimization savings adder: 600 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Trim Optimization Savings calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.