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Scrap Yard ROI Calculator

Estimate the annual savings from automating your scale tickets, inventory and operations. No signup, no email - just answers.

Estimated annual savings with Scraplytics

$285,528

across 18,000 tickets / year

Fewer pricing errors

$23,328

Operator time saved

$46,200

Less shrinkage

$216,000

Conservative estimate for guidance only. Assumes automation removes ~90% of pricing errors, cuts ticket handling to ~2 minutes, and recovers ~1% of throughput from shrinkage. Your results will vary.

FAQ

About this calculator

How is scrap yard ROI calculated?

This calculator estimates annual savings from three drivers: eliminated scale-ticket pricing errors, reduced inventory shrinkage, and operator time saved per ticket. You enter your ticket volume, average ticket value and current error rate; it returns a conservative annual figure.

Is the scrap yard ROI calculator free?

Yes, completely free with no signup or email required. It runs entirely in your browser.

What ROI do scrap yards typically see from software?

Yards moving off manual processes commonly report ~99.7% scale-ticket accuracy, ~5x faster ticket processing and roughly 30% lower operating cost. Actual results vary by volume and material mix.