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ABC Analysis Cumulative Value Classifier Classify an item by cumulative annual-usage-value share using fixed policy thresholds: A from 0% through 80%, B above 80% through 95%, and C above 95% through 100%.
Accessorial Fees Total Itemizer Sum the accessorial fee line items on a freight invoice and count how many fees were applied.
Additional Handling Fee Trigger Checker Check a rectangular parcel against configurable longest-side, second-longest-side, actual-weight, and length-plus-girth thresholds; packaging and service-specific rules are outside this numeric screen.
Backorder Rate Percent Calculator Compute the backorder rate as backordered line items over total ordered line items.
Battery UN3480 SoC 30 Percent Checker Check lithium-ion cells and batteries shipped standalone under UN 3480 against the IATA requirement of a state of charge not exceeding 30 percent of rated capacity.
Billable Weight (Max of Actual vs Dim) Calculator Compare actual and volumetric weight before carrier-specific dimension, weight, or billing rounding; an exact tie uses actual weight.
Broker Margin Percent on Carrier Calculator Compute a freight broker's dollar spread and its percentage relative to carrier pay; this carrier-cost basis differs from gross margin on shipper revenue.
Broker Margin Percent on Carrier Practice Create reproducible practice for Broker Margin Percent on Carrier Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Cartons per Pallet TI-HI Calculator Compute pallet TI (whole cartons per layer in the better of two grid orientations) and HI (layers under a usable stack height) with no overhang.
CBM Cubic Meters from Cartons Convert centimetre carton dimensions into cubic metres per carton and the shipment total for a carton count.
CBM Cubic Meters from Cartons Practice Create reproducible practice for CBM Cubic Meters from Cartons from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Certificate of Origin FTA Threshold Check Screen achieved regional value content against an agreement-specific threshold and optional shortfall allowance. Only use the allowance when the applicable rule explicitly permits it in RVC percentage points; this calculation does not establish preferential origin by itself.
Claims Frequency Per Shipment Percent Calculator Compute cargo claim filings per 100 delivered shipments; results can exceed 100% when multiple claims may be filed for a shipment.
Claims Frequency Per Shipment Percent Practice Create reproducible practice for Claims Frequency Per Shipment Percent Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Commercial Invoice Consistency Checker Cross-check customs declared value against invoice value within a percent tolerance, shipped against invoiced quantities, and net against gross weights before lodging an entry.
Concealed Damage Window Checker Check elapsed time against a configurable concealed-damage notice window. Confirm the applicable carrier contract, tariff, bill of lading, and law rather than treating the five-day planning default as a universal deadline.
Container Payload Weight Checker Sum cargo and packing material weights and check the total against a container or road-leg payload limit.
Container Per Diem Charges Computation Multiply chargeable detention or demurrage days by the daily per-diem rate and apply an optional total charge cap, where a cap of zero means uncapped.
Container Utilization CBM Percent Report stowed cargo volume as a percentage of the container's cubic capacity and the remaining free space in cubic metres.
Container Utilization CBM Percent Practice Create reproducible practice for Container Utilization CBM Percent from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Continuous Customs Bond Minimum Lookup Estimate a US continuous Activity Code 1 customs bond from trailing duties, taxes, and fees, applying the standard 10% formula, CBP rounding increments, and the $50,000 planning minimum. CBP may require a different amount.
Cost Per Ton Mile Computed Calculator Compute operating cost per ton-mile from shipment cost, hauled tons, and loaded distance without converting between short tons and metric tonnes.
Cost Per Ton Mile Computed Practice Create reproducible practice for Cost Per Ton Mile Computed Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Cost per Unit Shipped Allocation Allocate a shipment's supplied freight and fee total evenly across its sellable units; this does not weight allocation by mass, volume, or value.
Cost per Unit Shipped Allocation Practice Create reproducible practice for Cost per Unit Shipped Allocation from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Cross Dock Flow Through Rate Percent Calculator Compute the share of received units that flow directly through the cross dock without storage.
Cross Dock Flow Through Rate Percent Practice Create reproducible practice for Cross Dock Flow Through Rate Percent Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Customs Broker Fee per Entry Lookup Average brokerage spend per customs entry, apply any contractual per-entry minimum, and compare against an indicative benchmark fee that should be overridden with your quoted rate.
Cycle Count Daily Sample Size Calculator Determine the whole-number daily cycle-count workload needed to cover every SKU at the selected annual frequency, rounding the average workload up so the target is not missed.
Cycle Count Daily Sample Size Practice Create reproducible practice for Cycle Count Daily Sample Size Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Days of Supply and Inventory Turnover Calculator Compute annual inventory turnover and days of supply from annual COGS and average inventory value using a 365-day year.
Days of Supply and Inventory Turnover Practice Create reproducible practice for Days of Supply and Inventory Turnover Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Deadhead Empty Miles Ratio Calculator Compute the deadhead ratio as empty miles divided by total fleet or trip miles.
Deadhead Empty Miles Ratio Practice Create reproducible practice for Deadhead Empty Miles Ratio Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Delivery Time Slot Promise Percentile Compute the p-th percentile (linear interpolation between closest ranks) of observed door-to-door delivery minutes to set a promised time slot that the fleet can keep.
Demurrage Free Days Port Checker Count container demurrage days using inclusive free time that starts on the discharge day, so the last free day is discharge date plus free days minus one and chargeable days run after it through pickup.
Desiccant Units per Container Lookup Divide the water your hygiene spec says must be bound (volume times exposure factor) by the rated grams absorbed per desiccant unit and round up to whole units.
Detention Detach Hours Trigger Checker Check driver wait hours at a facility against the free time allowance to see whether detention billing triggers.
Dim Divisor US-EU Comparison Lookup Compare volumetric weight for the same carton under a US express-style divisor (default 5000 cm3/kg) and an EU road-style divisor (default 3000 cm3/kg), both overridable from your tariffs.
Dimensional Weight Divisor Calculator Compute volumetric weight as L x W x H in centimetres divided by your tariff's dimensional divisor (default 5000 cm3/kg for air freight).
Dock Door Utilization Percent Calculator Compute dock-door utilization as occupied door hours over available door hours.
Dock Door Utilization Percent Practice Create reproducible practice for Dock Door Utilization Percent Calculator from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
Double Brokering Risk Flag Checker Flag a large difference between shipper and carrier pay for manual review. A rate difference alone cannot establish double brokering and may reflect legitimate brokerage costs or services.
Edge Board Length Pallet Total Total edge-board (corner board) length for a pallet: four vertical boards at full load height plus any horizontal perimeter band rows.
Edge Board Length Pallet Total Practice Create reproducible practice for Edge Board Length Pallet Total from supplied scenarios, returning validated questions and computed answers under the source tool's assumptions and limits.
ELD Drive Clock Remaining Today Calculator Compare recorded driving time with a configurable daily driving limit and report the remaining clock. The 11-hour default is for the US property-carrying rule and does not evaluate every HOS condition or exception.
EOQ Economic Order Quantity Calculator Solve the classical Wilson EOQ square root of two DS over H and the implied number of orders per year.
Failed Attempt Retry Schedule Lookup Apply an example failed-delivery escalation schedule: first attempt, next-business-day retry, consignee contact before another retry, then return to terminal. Replace this policy where carrier instructions differ.
FIFO Layer Remaining Quantity Tracker Track FIFO consumption of the oldest inventory layer given shipments since it was received.
Fill Rate Line Item Percent Calculator Compute the order fill rate as complete line items shipped over line items ordered.
First Attempt Delivery Success Percent Calculator Compute the share of deliveries completed on the first attempt as a percent of all delivery stops.
Freight Class NMFC Density Lookup Compute pallet or carton density in pounds per cubic foot and map it to the NMFC density scale. This is a density-only estimate; the applicable NMFC item and other classification characteristics can produce a different class.
Fuel Price Per Mile Burn Calculator Convert a diesel pump price and truck fuel economy into the fuel cost per mile.
Fuel Surcharge Index Weekly Lookup Linearly interpolate this week's fuel surcharge percentage between the low and high brackets of your published index table.
Fuel Surcharge Percent Add-On Calculator Add a percentage-based fuel (or emission) surcharge from your carrier tariff to a base freight charge.
Hazmat Class Segregation Storage Checker Flag storage segregation for two dangerous-goods classes using a simplified heuristic matrix of frequently cited IMDG incompatibilities (oxidizers against flammables and water-reactives; water-reactives against corrosives); it is not a substitute for the full IMDG segregation table.
HOS 70 Hour 8 Day Remaining Checker Compare rolling on-duty hours with a configurable cycle limit. The 70-hour default applies only to qualifying US property carriers operating every day and does not evaluate restarts, recaps, exemptions, or other HOS limits.
HS Code and Duty Rate Resolver Split a 6- to 10-digit HS or national tariff code into chapter, heading, and HS subheading, then resolve a supplied general or preferential ad-valorem rate. Rates are not inferred from the first two digits because the applicable tariff depends on the full classification, jurisdiction, origin, and date.
Incoterms Responsibility Matrix Lookup Return the ICC Incoterms 2020 split of export clearance, import clearance, main-carriage payment, risk transfer point and mandatory insurance between seller and buyer for any of the eleven terms.
Landed Cost Duties and Taxes Total Estimate landed cost with a supplied CIF-style model: goods plus freight and insurance, duty on that customs value, tax on customs value plus duty, and separate import fees. Confirm the actual valuation and tax bases for the destination jurisdiction.
Large Package Cubic Capacity Checker Total the cubic volume of a carton quantity and report utilization against a shipment-level cubic capacity limit.
Last-Mile Cost per Completed Drop Calculator Calculate average last-mile delivery cost per completed drop for one route or period using the cost scope supplied.
Liftgate Fee Applicability Checker Flag the liftgate accessorial when the delivery stop has no loading dock and price it with your tariff fee.
Limited Access Fee Checker Flag the limited-access accessorial for non-commercial stop types (farm, construction site, school or church, military base, self-storage) and price it with your tariff fee.
Lines Per Hour Pack Station Calculator Compute pack-station throughput in order lines packed per station labor hour.
Load Factor Weight Utilization Percent Calculator Compute vehicle weight utilization as loaded freight weight over the maximum payload capacity.
LTL Rate per Hundredweight Calculator Price an LTL shipment as rate-per-cwt times weight over 100 lb, apply the carrier minimum charge to the linehaul and add accessorial fees.
Miles Per Day Average Longhaul Calculator Compute average daily mileage for a long-haul run by dividing total miles by days on the route.
Minimum Charge Floor Application Raise a rated freight charge to the carrier's minimum charge and report the shortfall the floor introduces.
MPG Loaded vs Empty Adjusted Calculator Compare loaded and empty fuel economy in MPG and percent. Negative results indicate the measured loaded MPG was higher, not a fuel-economy penalty.
Multi Day Trip Plan Hours Days Calculator Plan a long-haul trip by converting miles to drive hours at a planning speed and rounding up to whole driving days under the daily limit.
Negotiated Discount Off Invoice Percent Apply a negotiated percentage discount to a freight invoice total and report the discounted amount and net payable.
Net Freight After Discount and FSC Compute net freight by applying the negotiated percent discount to the linehaul first and then adding the fuel surcharge on the discounted amount.
NMFC Density to Class Converter Convert a known average density in pounds per cubic foot to the NMFC density-guideline freight class (50-500).
Order to Door Response Time Measure elapsed hours between order placement and doorstep delivery and check the result against a delivery-promise target in hours.
Orders Per Hour Picker Throughput Calculator Compute picker throughput in orders per hour from orders picked and total picker labor hours.
OTIF On Time In Full Percent Calculator Compute on-time in-full service level as orders delivered both complete and on time over total orders delivered.
Oversize Package Threshold Checker Test a parcel against oversize thresholds using the longest side as length and twice the sum of the other sides as girth. Defaults are 108 in length and 165 in length-plus-girth; override them to match your carrier.
Pallet Exchange Credit Balance Settle a pallet-for-pallet exchange by netting issued against returned pallets and valuing the outstanding balance at an agreed credit per pallet.
Pallet Load Height with Base Total Add the stacked carton layers to the pallet base height to get the total shipping height of the unit load.
Pallet Loaded Weight Total Build the unit-load weight by multiplying carton count by per-carton weight and adding the pallet tare.
Pallets per Container Size Lookup Fit whole pallets onto the container floor with a straight grid in the better of two orientations (no interlocking) and scale by stackable layers.
Parcel Locker Saving Percent Comparison Compare locker versus home-delivery cost per parcel and express the saving per parcel and as a percentage of home delivery.
Perfect Order Index Component Product Multiply on-time, in-full, damage-free and documentation-accuracy percentages into the perfect order index, where each component multiplies the probability of a flawless order.
Pick Path Distance Serpentine Estimate Estimate serpentine pick-path length as full traversals of each entered aisle plus cross-aisle hops between neighbouring aisle centers.
Putaway Time Per Pallet Estimate Estimate putaway productivity as minutes per pallet moved and the equivalent pallets per hour.
Rack Cube Utilization Percent Report warehouse racking utilization both by storage positions occupied and by cubic volume stored against capacity.
Redelivery Cost Multiplier Factor Calculator Express a failed-delivery retry cost as a multiplier of the original delivery attempt cost.
Reefer Fuel Consumption per Day Project refrigeration-unit diesel use from the rated litres-per-hour burn, daily operating hours and trip length in days.
Reefer Setpoint Temp Mode Lookup Classify a reefer setpoint as deepFrozen (at or below the ceiling, default -18 C), frozen (below zero) or chilled (zero or warmer); both ceilings are inputs.
Reefer vs Dry Van Rate Delta Lookup Compare a refrigerated rate against a dry van benchmark as dollars and percent per mile.
Reorder Point and Safety Stock Calculator Compute the classic reorder point demand times lead time plus z times sigma times the square root of lead time.
Residential Delivery Surcharge Checker Apply the residential delivery surcharge when the stop is classified as a residence and price it with your tariff fee.
Restocking Fee Net Refund Computation Compute the net refund after a percentage restocking fee and any flat return deduction, clamped at zero with the shortfall reported.
Returns Reverse Logistics Cost Percent Express reverse-logistics spend for returned goods as a percentage of net revenue and as cost per returned unit.
Revenue Per Ton Mile Calculator Compute freight revenue per ton-mile from shipment revenue, hauled tons, and loaded distance without converting between short tons and metric tonnes.
Shrinkage Percent Inventory Loss Calculator Compute inventory shrinkage as the gap between book inventory and the physical count; negative results identify a counted overage rather than a loss.
Slotting Velocity ABC Classifier Pareto-slot an item by its cumulative share of pick throughput: A up to the first boundary (default 80%), B to the second (default 95%), C beyond; boundaries are inputs.
Split Sleeper-Berth Eligibility Checker Screen a property-carrying driver's paired rest periods against the FMCSA split sleeper-berth duration rule: at least seven consecutive hours in the berth, at least two other consecutive off-duty hours, and at least ten hours combined. This does not calculate a 34-hour restart.
Spot vs Contract Rate Mix Blend Calculator Blend contract and spot linehaul rates into one weighted average per mile for a chosen mix share.
Stops Per Hour Route Density Calculator Compute route density as delivery stops completed per hour on the route including drive time.
Stretch Wrap Film Length Needed Estimate pallet wrap film by multiplying revolutions around the load by its perimeter, then dividing by the film's percent elongation to get unstretched length.
Tare Payload Net Gross Split Split a weighed gross mass into net payload and tare share using the equipment's tare weight.
TEU FEU Equivalent Conversion Convert a mixed fleet of twenty- and forty-foot containers into total twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) and forty-foot equivalents (FEU), where one FEU equals two TEU.
TI-HI Pattern Stability Checker Heuristic column-stack review: flag pallet patterns whose built height divided by the smallest carton footprint side exceeds an adjustable aspect-ratio threshold (default 2).
Tolls Cost Per Route Axle Lookup Spread total toll spend over trips and axle-trips to price tolls per trip and per axle per trip.
Total Cost Per Mile Owner Operator Calculator Combine fixed and variable operating costs and spread them over miles driven to get cost per mile.
Trailer Dwell Time Hours Checker Check trailer dwell hours against the facility free time allowance and report excess hours.
Travel Time Order Picker Batch Split a picker's batch task into travel time (distance over walking speed) and pick time (lines times seconds per line), with documented default speed and pick rate to override with measured values.
VGM Verified Gross Mass (SOLAS) Total Compute the SOLAS verified gross mass by the summation method: cargo mass plus packaging and dunnage plus the container tare weight from its safety plate.
WMAPE Forecast Accuracy for Logistics Score demand-plan accuracy with weighted mean absolute percentage error (total absolute error over total actual demand) plus signed bias, the volume-weighted standard for SKU forecasts.
Zone-Based Rate Table Step Lookup Look up the freight charge for a shipment by selecting the row of your zone-based rate table that matches the lane's zone number.