Cost-to-Serve Analysis

Analyze customer-level profitability and service costs

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Avg Cost-to-Serve
$4.23 per unit
8% vs prior year
Total Service Costs
$18.4M
3% vs prior year
Profitable Customers
847 / 1,024
83% of customer base
Unprofitable Customers
177 / 1,024
$3.2M in losses
Highest Cost Driver
Distribution
42% of total costs
Net Contribution
$42.8M
5% vs prior year

Cost Breakdown by Category

Distribution & Logistics $7.7M (42%)
Order Processing $4.4M (24%)
Returns Handling $2.9M (16%)
Customer Service $2.0M (11%)
Credit & Collections $1.4M (7%)

Customer Profitability Distribution

<-10% 42
-10-0% 135
0-10% 187
10-20% 298
20-30% 247
>30% 115
Net Margin Distribution (Customer Count)

Cost-to-Serve by Channel

Acute Care
312 customers
$5.67
+12% vs avg
Retail Pharmacy
456 customers
$3.21
-24% vs avg
Specialty
156 customers
$4.89
+16% vs avg
Long-Term Care
100 customers
$4.12
-3% vs avg

Customer Profitability Analysis

Actions

Community Care Clinic

DEA: DE4567890 • Long-Term Care

Unprofitable Customer
This customer has a negative net margin of -5.0%. Service costs exceed the contribution margin.

Profitability Waterfall

$890K
Revenue
-$623K
COGS
$267K
Gross
-$178K
Service
-$134K
Rebates
-$45K
Net

Service Cost Breakdown

Distribution (High frequency, small orders)
$89,000 +45% vs avg
Order Processing (Manual orders)
$44,500 +62% vs avg
Returns (High return rate)
$26,700 +89% vs avg
Customer Service (High call volume)
$17,800 +34% vs avg
Total Service Cost $178,000
20% of revenue vs. 5% benchmark

Improvement Recommendations

1
Consolidate Deliveries
Move from daily to 3x weekly deliveries. Est. savings: $35,000/year
2
Implement EDI Ordering
Reduce manual order processing. Est. savings: $28,000/year
3
Review Rebate Terms
Renegotiate rebate rate from 15% to 12%. Est. improvement: $27,000/year
Potential Net Impact +$90,000/year
Could move customer to 5.1% positive margin