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Inventory Carrying Cost Calculator

Calculate the total annual cost of holding inventory by combining storage, insurance, opportunity cost, and obsolescence rates against your average inventory value. Use this to justify reorder points, EOQ models, or warehouse space decisions.

Average Inventory Value ($)

Storage Cost Rate (% annually)

Insurance Cost Rate (% annually)

Opportunity Cost Rate (% annually)

Obsolescence/Shrinkage Rate (% annually)

Fill in the required fields to see your result.

Supply Chain

Freight Cost Comparison Calculator

Compare truckload (TL) vs. less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping costs for a single shipment. Use it when choosing the cheapest freight method for a given weight, distance, and fuel surcharge.

Shipment Weight (lbs)

Shipping Distance (miles)

Truckload Rate per Mile ($/mile)

LTL Rate per 100 lbs ($)

Fuel Surcharge (%)

Fill in the required fields to see your result.

Key differences

	Inventory Carrying Cost Calculator	Freight Cost Comparison Calculator
Category	Supply Chain	Supply Chain
Inputs required	5	5
Result	Annual Carrying Cost ($)	Optimal Freight Cost ($)
What it does	Calculate the total annual cost of holding inventory by combining storage, insurance, opportunity cost, and obsolescence rates against your average inventory value. Use this to justify reorder points, EOQ models, or warehouse space decisions.	Compare truckload (TL) vs. less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping costs for a single shipment. Use it when choosing the cheapest freight method for a given weight, distance, and fuel surcharge.