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Commercial Worksheet
Landed Cost Comparison Worksheet for School Furniture Buyers
Use this worksheet when procurement needs a cleaner commercial comparison than price per item alone. It is designed to normalize trade terms, MOQ assumptions, packaging, freight, site-delivery burden, and after-sales exposure before internal approval moves forward.
Separate quoted price from real delivered cost
The worksheet forces the team to compare suppliers on the same commercial baseline instead of mixing trade terms and assumptions.
Pull packaging and loading into the comparison
Shipment density and carton logic can materially change the commercial outcome for volume furniture orders.
Include freight and site-delivery reality
A workable comparison should reflect destination, unloading, phased delivery, and installation burden where relevant.
Make cost exposure visible before award
Claims handling, warranty friction, and unclear exclusions are still part of procurement risk even when they are not on line one of the quote.
Worksheet Blocks
Four blocks that turn quote comparison into a more defensible landed-cost view
Block 1: Commercial Baseline
Start with the fields that define what the supplier is actually quoting and under what commercial term.
- Quoted scope by category or room package
- Trade term used for comparison such as EXW, FOB, CIF, or delivered
- MOQ assumptions by item family or mixed order structure
- Payment terms that may change the effective commercial burden
Block 2: Packaging and Loading Inputs
The worksheet should reveal whether the supplier is compact and shipment-friendly or expensive once loading reality is included.
- Carton dimensions, carton count, and load efficiency
- Room grouping or special carton-mark requirements
- Damage-risk packaging upgrades or special handling needs
- Container or truck-loading assumptions tied to the quote
Block 3: Import, Delivery, and Site Costs
This block moves the worksheet closer to what finance and operations will actually experience after award.
- Freight, customs, duty, or inland logistics assumptions
- Destination delivery, unloading, or campus handoff costs
- Installation or assembly support included versus excluded
- Any phased-delivery premium or multi-drop cost logic
Block 4: Risk Reserve and After-Sales
Procurement should make visible the cost exposure that sits behind weak claims handling or unclear replacement support.
- Allowance for shortage, damage, or urgent replacement handling
- Warranty support terms versus likely practical response effort
- Sample cost treatment and rework exposure for custom items
- Commercial reserve for supplier-side ambiguity or exclusions
Normalization Checks
Ask these questions before comparing worksheet totals
Cost Leakage Points
Ways procurement decisions go wrong even when the unit price looks low
Next Step Pages
Use the worksheet, then move into the page that owns the next commercial decision
Open the RFQ template
Use the template to collect cleaner input data before the worksheet comparison starts.
Open pageOpen the bid tabulation template
Move here when landed cost still needs to sit inside one side-by-side bid recommendation sheet.
Open pageOpen the supplier comparison scorecard
Use the scorecard when landed cost now needs to be weighed against supplier capability and execution risk.
Open pageFAQ
Questions buyers ask before using a landed-cost comparison worksheet
Why compare landed cost instead of unit price only?
Unit price can hide meaningful differences in MOQ, packaging density, freight burden, customs cost, local delivery, installation support, and replacement exposure. Landed cost makes the comparison more realistic.
What should a landed cost worksheet capture for school furniture buying?
It should capture the base quote, trade term, packaging efficiency, shipment assumptions, import or local logistics costs, installation or handoff costs, and any practical risk reserve tied to claims or replacement.
Can two suppliers with the same trade term still have different landed costs?
Yes. Different carton sizes, loading efficiency, MOQ rules, sample cost treatment, payment assumptions, or after-sales terms can materially change the real cost even when both suppliers quote the same trade term.
Should procurement automatically award to the supplier with the lowest landed cost?
No. Landed cost should be weighed alongside supplier capability, document control, quality risk, and delivery reliability. The cheapest worksheet outcome can still hide the weakest execution path.
Ready to compare supplier cost on a more realistic commercial basis?
Use the worksheet to normalize price and logistics first, then weigh the outcome against supplier quality, risk, and delivery control before internal approval.