Build the fully loaded cost of fulfilling one order across labour, packaging and shipping.
The result is the signed sum of its components: positive items are added and deductions subtracted. Expressing it as a share of the positive components shows how much of the gross figure survives to the bottom line. Working the fulfilment cost stack up from its components makes clear which line is moving it, which a single headline number hides.
Order Fulfillment Cost
Net Fulfilment Cost per Order = Pick and pack labour + Packaging materials + Outbound shipping + Warehouse overhead allocation − Shipping charged to the customer
Net Fulfilment Cost per Order = Pick and pack labour + Packaging materials + Outbound shipping + Warehouse overhead allocation − Shipping charged to the customer The result is the signed sum of its components: positive items are added and deductions subtracted. Expressing it as a share of the positive components shows how much of the gross figure survives to the bottom line.
Working the fulfilment cost stack up from its components makes clear which line is moving it, which a single headline number hides.
This calculator takes 5 inputs: Pick and pack labour, Packaging materials, Outbound shipping, Warehouse overhead allocation, Shipping charged to the customer. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.