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Build vs. Buy Calculator
The Build vs. Buy Calculator is a simple yet powerful tool for gaining insight into the actual cost of building your own subassemblies. It helps you put actual numbers to the hours and dollars you’re putting toward:
- Initial design
- Quotes for components
- Purchasing, managing and pricing components
- Production and inventory space dedicated to components and assembly
- Labor and equipment required for subassembly builds
- Risk of rework and troubleshooting in the field
Simply complete each field to the right with information you’ve gathered from your engineering, estimating, purchasing and operations teams, then click the “Calculate My Costs” button to receive an estimate you can use to evaluate the best way for your business to approach subassemblies.
Build
Please enter time to do inital design
Please enter time to collecting quotes for components
Please enter to purchase parts and manage inventory
Please enter estimated component price
Please enter size of produciton and inventory space
Please enter cost of production equipment
Please enter time of labor to manufacture product
Contact Information
How can we help you?
As part of MCL’s high level of service, your inquiry will be handled by our Leadership Team and forwarded to the appropriate team member.
Would you prefer to call us? Feel free to give us a ring at 866.822.4100
