Technology Value Assessment Calculator

Comparative Financial ROI After Equipping Reusable Packaging Inventory with Smart Tracking Technologies

See annual savings reflected in real time as you complete or adjust inputs.

Inputs

Reusable Transport Packaging (RTP) Product Type

Number of RTP Units in Inventory

Percent of RTP Units Equipped with Technology Device

Total Cost of Deployment of Tracking Technologies: All Devices, Equipment, and Software

RTP Purchase Cost per Unit

Number of Shipments Using RTPs Over 1 Year Period

Percent of RTP Units Lost Per Year
(annual pool shrink)

Number of Days RTP Takes to Complete Use Cycle
(average days out before return)

Shortest Number of Days Possible to Complete Use Cycle
(minimum days out before return)

Number of Workers Involved in Procuring and Managing RTP Assets

Percent of Time Spent Managing RTP Inventories

Is the RTP Carrying a Food Item

Weight of Each RTP Product in US Pounds

Technology Capital Investment

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One time cost for hardware and software.

CAPEX per Unit Inventory

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Lost Reduction Savings

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Factors 90% improvement in lost recovery.

Asset Utilization Savings

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Improved utility and speed of RTP pool.

Labor Efficiency Gains

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Factors 50% improvement in time saved.

Retail Value of Food Waste Improvement

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Factors 10% reduction in food waste in just supply chain segment (10% increase in retail saleable food otherwise wasted).

End of Life Material Recovery Value

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Factors 25% value of recyclable material at endof life from original manufactured cost. Estimate using $0.40 per pound of recycled material value. Factors 90% improvement in lost recovery.