Returnable container loop calculator
Calculate the container pool, the pallets, the investment and the payback of one returnable packaging loop against single-use packaging.
Example: 120,000 parts a year in containers of 48 parts on a 21-day loop need 166 containers on 11 pallets. At $18.00 per container the pool costs $2,988, and a trip costs $1.29 against $4.50 of single-use packaging. The pool pays back in 4.5 months, after 931 trips.
Your loop
No parts per container yet? Pack your part file in Quick Plan to get the count, the container and the pallet.
Pool and payback
- Containers in the pool
- 166144 running, the rest safety stock
- Pallets in the pool
- 11Counted, not priced
- Investment
- $2,988Containers in the pool
- Cost per trip
- $1.29Operations and container loss
- Annual saving
- $8,025Against single-use packaging
- Payback
- 4.5 months931 break-even trips
All amounts are in USD. Container lifetime, interest and price changes are not included.
From one loop to a packaging project
Parts per container from your part
Quick Plan packs a part file or part dimensions into a container and stacks the containers on a pallet. It gives the parts per container and the containers per pallet for this calculator.
Open Quick PlanSeveral years and several packaging items
The Optipacker platform models the pool investment, operating and replacement costs, amortization, payback and multi-year cash flow for containers, inserts and pallets of a project.
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