Buyer decision tools
Industrial procurement decision calculators
Use three calculators before and after you request quotations: check whether the project pays back, compare offers on one delivered-cost basis, and score bids with weights you set. All figures come from your inputs; nothing here is a price, quotation or financing decision.
- 1.You define the project and its budget.
- 2.Our team reviews and structures the RFQ.
- 3.Our team contacts suppliers on your behalf and compares their responses with you. There is no direct buyer-to-manufacturer connection.
Enter all amounts in one currency (e.g. USD). Example values shown — replace them with your own figures.
1. Project ROI and payback
Net = benefit − operating cost · Payback = CAPEX ÷ net · NPV = −CAPEX + Σ net ÷ (1 + r)^t · ROI = (net × years − CAPEX) ÷ CAPEX
2. Landed cost comparison
Lowest landed cost: Offer C
Customs value = ex-works + freight + insurance · Duty = customs value × duty % · Landed = customs value + duty + fees + installation
3. Normalized bid scorecard
Weights (%)
Weights total: 100 %
Highest weighted score: Bid C
Price score = 10 × lowest price ÷ bid price · Score = Σ (weight × criterion score) ÷ 100
4. Total cost of ownership and bid normalisation
Put each proposal on the same basis: equipment price, delivery, installation, running cost, lead time and financing. Compare scenarios by total cost over one evaluation period, not headline price.
Shared assumptions
Lowest total cost: Scenario C
Upfront = CAPEX + delivery + installation · Interest = annuity payments − financed amount · Lead-time cost = months × cost per month · TCO = upfront + OPEX × years + interest + lead-time cost
Use these scenarios in your RFQ so every supplier prices the same scope, terms and acceptance basis.
Planning estimates only, in the single currency you enter. Not a quotation, valuation, tax or financing decision; confirm duties and costs with your customs broker and advisers. Use the results to prepare the project for an internal decision and, only if you choose, a conversation with an independent financing provider — they are not a credit assessment.
Ready to request comparable quotations?
Send your project to our team. We review the brief, structure the RFQ and manage supplier outreach and proposal comparison for you. Free for buyers; projects from USD 250,000.
Submit your project requestHow this differs from catalog marketplaces
Large catalog and search platforms such as Alibaba, Thomasnet and DirectIndustry help buyers browse many supplier listings. Global B2B Group works differently: a human team runs a managed, supplier-neutral buyer workflow for one defined project, from requirement to comparable proposals. The buyer service is free.
Questions
- Are these calculators free?
- Yes. The calculators and the buyer service are free. Results are planning estimates based only on the values you enter.
- Why compare landed cost instead of quoted price?
- Offers are often quoted on different terms. Adding freight, insurance, duty, local fees and installation puts them on one delivered basis before you compare them.
- Does Global B2B Group connect me directly with manufacturers?
- No. Our team reviews your project, contacts suppliers on your behalf and brings back comparable proposals. Projects start at USD 250,000.