Supplier Switch Savings Calculator
Compare current and proposed landed prices against annual volume and one-time switching costs. Estimate recurring savings, first-year benefit and the volume needed to recover the transition investment.
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Replace the example values with figures from your supplier sheet or measurements. Choose the unit beside each value. Results update as you type; fix any highlighted field before using the result.
GSM means grams per square metre. Net weight excludes the core and other packaging. MOQ means the minimum order quantity. An optional field can stay blank unless the result you need depends on it.
Prices keep the selected currency; changing its label does not convert an exchange rate. Save or export the result after checking your inputs.
Help with one-time switching / tooling / testing
Enter one-time plates, dies, cylinders, moulds or setup charges for the first order. Keep this separate from repeat-order cost.
Label only. No exchange-rate conversion.
Annual gross savings
Break-even time assumes even purchasing throughout the year.
Verify equivalent specifications, service, currency and commercial terms before making a supplier decision.
Gross savings = (current landed price − proposed landed price) × annual volume
(3.2 − 3) × 50,000 = 10,000/year; first year = 10,000 − 5,000 = 5,000Saved calculations stay in this browser. No account or cloud backup is created.
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Calculated from your inputs. Confirm specifications with your supplier.
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Vary one input and inspect annual gross savings
All other entered inputs stay fixed. Ranges are your scenarios, not statistical confidence or supplier performance predictions. This uses the same validated calculator engine.
The formula, made clear.
Use prices already normalized to the same unit and currency, with the same commercial inclusions. The recurring saving is the unit price difference multiplied by annual usage. Subtract testing, tooling or other transition charges once to obtain first-year net savings. Break-even volume divides those one-time charges by a positive unit saving; an equal or higher proposed price does not generate a savings-based payback.
How to use this calculator
- 01
Enter current and proposed landed prices on an identical quantity basis.
- 02
Supply annual volume and the full one-time switching cost.
- 03
Review recurring savings, first-year net impact and payback before considering operational approval.
A calculation you can check
The example tests whether a proposed supplier’s unit saving recovers qualification and tooling costs within the expected purchasing volume.
- Current landed price
- 3.2 EUR
- Proposed landed price
- 3 EUR
- Annual volume on selected basis
- 50000 selected basis
- One-time switching / tooling / testing
- 5000 EUR
(3.2 − 3) × 50,000 = 10,000/year; first year = 10,000 − 5,000 = 5,000Check the displayed formula and units against your quotation. Use measured GSM, net weight and actual layout dimensions where available. Default densities are planning assumptions, not certified material properties. Calculated cost does not certify strength, compatibility or safe loading.
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