Wood & Paper Manufacturing worked example

Trim Optimization Savings at 54% achievable trim capture rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the trim optimization savings numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 54% achievable trim capture rate instead of the typical 75%. Estimates the net fiber savings from trim optimization after software cost and realistic capture.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rolls Trimmed per Week: 480 rolls (held at the documented default)
  • Savings per Roll from Trim Optimization: 3.1 $/roll (held at the documented default)
  • Achievable Trim Capture Rate: 54 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 75)
  • Weekly Software License Charge: 600 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Trim savings = rolls x savings per roll x capture rate% + software license charge.
  • Total trim optimization savings cost works out to 1,404 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Trim optimization savings cost per unit works out to 2.92 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable trim optimization savings cost works out to 804 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed trim optimization savings adder works out to 600 $ at these inputs.

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 18.21% below the baseline at 1,404 $.
  • Use it when evaluating a trim optimizer purchase, benchmarking realized savings after go-live, or building a monthly ROI report for the mill. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Total trim optimization savings cost: 1,404 $ (headline result)
  • Trim optimization savings cost per unit: 2.92 $ / piece
  • Variable trim optimization savings cost: 804 $
  • Fixed trim optimization savings adder: 600 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Trim Optimization Savings calculator, set achievable trim capture rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.