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Production Downtime Cost Calculator

Manufacturing Line Stoppage Calculator

Price a production line stoppage in lost margin, idle labor, and expedited freight, monthly and annualized. Free tool from centrexIT.

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centrexIT Production Downtime Cost Calculator

Your line

Move the sliders to match a typical month. The numbers on the right update as you go.

120

Per line, when the line is running clean.

$18

Revenue per unit less the direct cost to make it. Not the sale price.

2

How many lines go down together in a typical event.

12

Unplanned only. Scheduled changeover and maintenance do not belong here.

14

People on the clock who cannot do their job while the line is down.

$42

Wage plus payroll tax and benefits, not the wage alone.

$850

What it costs to move one order by air or hotshot to protect the delivery date.

3

Orders that needed expediting because the line stopped.

Annualized cost of stoppage

$0

$0 in a typical month

One hour of stoppage costs$0in direct cost, across 2 lines. Expedited freight sits outside this figure because it is charged per late order, not per hour down.

Direct cost

What the stoppage costs before anyone outside the plant notices.

Lost margin on units not produced$51,840
Idle labor while the line is down$7,056
Direct total, monthly$58,896

Consequential cost

What the stoppage costs once the delivery date is at risk.

Expedited freight on late orders$2,550

Not quantified here

Customer confidence and contract penalties are real costs of a missed delivery date, and both are specific to your contracts. Check your supply agreements for late delivery clauses and chargebacks, then add those figures to the totals above. We will not put a percentage on reputation, because any number we picked would be invented.

How this is calculated

Lost margin is run rate times lines affected times hours down times margin per unit. Idle labor is headcount times loaded hourly cost times hours down. Expedited freight is late orders times cost per order. The annual figure is the monthly total times twelve, so it assumes a typical month repeats. Every figure uses the numbers you entered and nothing else.

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Important Disclaimer

This tool is provided by centrexIT for educational and informational purposes only. Results are generated based on the information you provide and general industry benchmarks. They do not constitute professional advice of any kind.

Security assessments and risk scores are approximations. A comprehensive security evaluation requires hands-on assessment by qualified cybersecurity professionals.

centrexIT makes no warranties or guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of these results to your specific situation. By using this tool, you acknowledge that centrexIT is not liable for decisions made based on these results. For personalized guidance, we recommend scheduling a consultation with our team.

Estimates for planning purposes only; not legal, compliance, tax, or financial advice. centrexIT: managed IT and cybersecurity since 2002.

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