Sample case studies — please read first.
The crews, suppliers, orders and figures in these samples are fictional: they are worked examples, not customer results.
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Sample case study (worked example): what could change when three deliveries become one coordinated arrival?
A fictional renovation crew needs materials from three supplier branches for the same job. This worked example compares three separate deliveries with one combined arrival, using the Crew time calculator’s own arithmetic, and shows when the answer changes.
Break-even first.
With this sample’s inputs, one combined arrival would cost the same in total as the three separate deliveries at a combined delivery fee of $255.00. Below that fee the combined arrival would cost less in total; above it, the three separate deliveries would.
The sample starts with the two fees equal: $180.00 for the three separate deliveries in total, and $180.00 for the one combined delivery. They are sample figures, not quotes or prices.
SAMPLE — ILLUSTRATIVE ASSUMPTIONS
Modelled sample Exhibit 1. When the answer changes: one input changed at a time.| What changes | Worker-hours receiving: separate and combined | Time value of the worker-hours released | Break-even combined fee | Separate minus combined, in total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None: this sample’s inputs, with the two fees equal | 3 and 1.5 | $75.00 | $255.00 | $75.00 |
| The combined delivery’s fee is $225.00 | 3 and 1.5 | $75.00 | $255.00 | $30.00 |
| The combined delivery’s fee is the break-even fee, $255.00 | 3 and 1.5 | $75.00 | $255.00 | $0.00 |
| The combined delivery’s fee is $300.00 | 3 and 1.5 | $75.00 | $255.00 | −$45.00 |
| Receiving the combined arrival takes as long as the three separate receipts together: 90 minutes | 3 and 3 | $0.00 | $180.00 | $0.00 |
| Timing forces a second arrival: 2 arrivals of 45 minutes each, fees unchanged at $180.00 in total | 3 and 3 | $0.00 | $180.00 | $0.00 |
Released worker-hours count only if they can be used productively and do not automatically reduce payroll.
If timing forces a second arrival, for example because one supplier’s order is not ready or the load does not fit one vehicle, the hours are recalculated with two arrivals, as the last row shows; the one-arrival figures are never kept. A second arrival may also carry its own fee: the break-even column shows the most the split delivery’s fees can total before it costs more than the three separate deliveries.
What these status labels mean
- Modelled sample
- Calculated from sample inputs to show how the calculation works. It is not a result.
- Illustrative
- A fictional example that explains the idea.
The situation.
A fictional renovation crew at Site A (sample) needs packaged timber from Supplier A — lumber yard (sample), sheet materials from Supplier B — sheet goods supplier (sample) and fasteners from Supplier C — hardware and fixings supplier (sample). Two crew members stop work to receive each delivery.
What the sample assumes.
One combined arrival is possible only if all of these hold. If any of them fails, the delivery is split or quoted again, and the figures change.
- Every order is ready in time for one pickup run.
- The orders are compatible and fit one suitable vehicle.
- The site can receive them in one common window.
- Each supplier keeps its own sale and invoice.
SAMPLE — ILLUSTRATIVE ASSUMPTIONS
Illustrative Exhibit 2. The sample’s inputs, as the Crew time calculator lists them.- Hourly wage
- $40.00 an hour
- Employer costs on top of the wage
- 25%
- People who stop work to receive a delivery
- 2 people
- Separate deliveries
- 3 arrivals
- Receiving time for each separate delivery
- 30 minutes
- Delivery fees for the separate deliveries, in total
- $180.00
- Arrivals when the orders are combined
- 1 arrival
- Receiving time for each combined arrival
- 45 minutes
- Delivery fees for the combined delivery, in total
- $180.00
- Other charges for the combined delivery, such as a share of a subscription
- Not entered (counted as none)
The hourly wage is a round sample figure, not a wage benchmark. Enter your own in the calculator.
How the figures are calculated.
SAMPLE — ILLUSTRATIVE ASSUMPTIONS
Modelled sample Exhibit 3. The Crew time calculator’s results for these inputs.- Modelled hourly cost
- $50.00 an hour
- Worker-hours lost
- 1.5 worker-hours (separate deliveries 3, combined 1.5)
- Modelled time value of the worker-hours lost
- $75.00 (separate deliveries $150.00, combined $75.00) (time value does not automatically reduce payroll)
- Full fee difference
- $0.00 (separate deliveries $180.00, combined $180.00)
- Net additional cost of separate deliveries
- $75.00 (separate deliveries $330.00, combined $255.00)
- Break-even fee for the combined delivery
- $255.00
How each figure is calculated
- Modelled hourly cost: the hourly wage plus the employer costs, entered as a percentage of the wage.
- Worker-hours spent receiving: arrivals × receiving minutes for each arrival × people who stop work, converted to hours.
- Modelled time value: worker-hours × the modelled hourly cost.
- Worker-hours lost: the separate deliveries’ worker-hours minus the combined delivery’s.
- Full fee difference: the separate deliveries’ fees minus the combined delivery’s fees and other charges.
- Net additional cost of separate deliveries: their fees and time value minus the combined delivery’s fees, other charges and time value. A negative figure means the combined delivery costs more.
- Break-even fee: the combined delivery’s fee at which both cost the same.
- Amounts are rounded half-up to the cent only when shown; every total and difference is calculated from unrounded values.
What this sample does not show.
- It is a worked example with fictional subjects, not a measured result or a customer’s experience.
- Three arrivals becoming one is not proof of less driving or lower emissions in total.
- Taxes, and any cost the sample does not list, are not included.
What would make this a measured case.
A measured case would need records kept with the consent of the businesses involved:
- When each supplier’s order was ready.
- The orders and the load manifest, with private details removed.
- Actual quotes for the same scope of work.
- When each delivery arrived and was received at the site.
- Crew-time logs.
- Confirmation that the load suited the vehicle.
- Any exceptions or claims.
It would also state its date range, the number of deliveries behind every figure and what they were compared with.
Try it with your own figures.
The Crew time calculator opens with this sample’s inputs loaded. Change any of them to use your own figures.