Pouched Powder Pricing Model
Full standing-cost build — every station priced time × rate, packaging sourced with per-component freight-in, ingredients costed per formula. ASSUMPTION fields are placeholders to overwrite.
Records
Run Sizes & Fill 01
Run sizes (pouches)
Fill speedpouches/min
ASSUMPTION
Line rate$/hr
All line stations.
Fill overage%
Yield / scrap%
ASSUMPTION · Loss + rejects.
Fill batch sizepouches / run
ASSUMPTION · Pouches per fill run before a line re-setup.
Net fill weightg/pouch
Used in tolling mode.
Labor — Prep & Fixed 02
General rate$/hr
Receivingtotal hr
ASSUMPTION
Mixing setup/takedownhr each
Blender / formulation suite.
Mixing frequency
Filling setup/takedownhr each
Pouch line changeover.
Filling frequency
Palletizationtotal hr
ASSUMPTION
Off
Sieving
Formulation & Blending 03
Required
Blending
Turn off for single-ingredient fills — no blend step charged.
Mixing batch sizekg
Blender charge — drives # of mix batches. 60 kg for small lots.
Form/blend rate$/hr
Formulate basehr/batch
ASSUMPTION
+ per extra ingrmin
ASSUMPTION
Blend timehr / batch
ASSUMPTION
Line — Fill, Seal, Code 04
On
Scoop insert
Scoop insertpouches/min
ASSUMPTION
Off
Desiccant / O₂
Heat sealing/min
ASSUMPTION · Top seal; seal-integrity QC.
Lot coding/min
ASSUMPTION · Date/lot onto pouch.
Off
Gas flush / N₂
Off
Zipper / reclosure
On
Checkweigh
Checkweighpouches/min
ASSUMPTION · NIST 133 net-weight.
Line — Box & Case 05
Off
Retail carton
On
Inner case
Pouches / innerct
ASSUMPTION
Casingpouches/min
ASSUMPTION
Off
Master case
Packaging Materials 06
AXN
Branded packaging
AXN
General supplies
AXN = we supply it (priced in) · Brand = client-supplied ($0, greyed); labor still applies. Branded: pouch, zipper, carton. General: scoop, desiccant, cases, pallet / wrap. N₂ gas always AXN.
Componentcost eafrt ea
Landed = cost + freight-in. Greyed rows are toggled off above.
Off
Pallet out
Ingredients 07
Brand
Source ingredients
Brand-supplied — cost excluded; fill weight uses the manual value.
QC & Margin 08
QC / lot$/order
ASSUMPTION · Micro, heavy metals, ID, label-claim, water activity. Biggest volume-break driver.
On
Seal-integrity test
Seal-integrity / lot$/order
ASSUMPTION · Peel (ASTM F88) + leak (D3078/F1929) sampling; headspace O₂ if gas-flushed.
Pass at cost
QC handling
Cost-plus
Pricing basis
Cost-plus uses the two markups below. Target GM solves price from cost to hit the per-run-size margins set in card 01.
Value-add markup%
ASSUMPTION
Materials markup%
ASSUMPTION
One-Time 09
Pouch plate / artwork$
ASSUMPTION · Flexo/roto plate per SKU.
Stability test$
ASSUMPTION · Per SKU.
Custom tooling$
Pouch format change parts / custom carton die.
Quote Details 10
Client
Product
Pouch / size
Quote #
Validdays
Lead time
Deposit%
Prepared by
Notes / terms
Run sizePrice / pouchPrice / orderGross margin
Labor = Σ(station hours × its rate): fill/seal/scoop/gas-flush/desiccant/checkweigh/lot-code on attempted pouches (incl. scrap); boxing/casing/palletizing on good pouches; formulate (base + extra-ingredient minutes) & blend ×batches; receiving, setup, sieving, palletizing fixed. Materials = ingredients + pouch/zipper/scoop/desiccant/N₂ + cartons/cases/pallet, each landed (cost + freight-in). Price = labor ×(1+VA markup) + materials ×(1+materials markup) + QC. Brand-supplied components contribute $0.