Empty Container Repositioning, Depot Inventory, Leasing & Shortage Cost Tool
Empty Container Repositioning, Depot Inventory, Leasing & Shortage Cost Tool
Balance empty boxes across export and import markets. Forecast equipment shortages, allocate cost-ranked repositioning lanes, compare short-term leases, and quantify the cost of leaving export demand uncovered.
01 / Equipment and depot demand
Two-depot screening model for one container type. Opening stock and weekly inflows/outflows determine equipment availability.
02 / Reposition or lease
Simple assumptions: 50-box origin reserve; 75-box destination reserve; 100 same-week lease boxes/week; four-week minimum lease, $150 delivery/off-hire fee per box; $45 route handling per box; $3.50 storage per box/week.
Network allocation settings
Use the six registers below for depots, inventory, lanes, leasing and disruptions. The model uses a cost-ranked forward-replenishment heuristic, not global mathematical optimization.
Weekly spending limit applies to booked transfers and lease acquisitions, not depot storage or shortage economics. A zero limit prevents all new movements and leases.
Advanced model controls
The worked scenario has fictional depot, trade-flow and contractor assumptions. Add or remove rows in the registers; cleared providers alone are dispatch-eligible.
The calculation is a planning screen, not an actual transport booking, depot release, lease offer, or guaranteed stock allocation. Quantities are physical container units, not TEU.
Empty equipment allocation intelligence
SIMPLE · LIVENetwork equipment balance
Click a depot to inspect container availability, shortage risk and inbound equipment. The ribbons below summarize planned transfers.
Weekly demand coverage and shortages
Physical exports served from owned or newly leased empty equipment versus missed bookings. Each bar shows one week; a line shows total forecast exports.
Cumulative economic exposure: allocation vs. no response
Cash equipment spend plus modeled shortage losses. The no-response comparator uses the same return and demand forecasts but does not add transfers or leases.
Cost bridge and purchasing decisions
Repositioning and leasing are modeled cash; shortage losses are estimated commercial opportunity exposure, not a vendor invoice.
Lowest unit quote is indicative only. Stock availability, transit time, reserved inventory and weekly capacity can justify a different dispatch choice.
25-scenario equipment market stress test
Demand: −20% to +20%; transfer rates: −20% to +20%. Choose a cell to inspect a scenario without changing your input figures.
Select a cell for modeled scenario exposure.
Weekly depot shortage watch
Inventory-driven missed boxes by node and equipment type. A deeper shade represents a higher unmet percentage.
Dispatch, leasing and control checks
Six Advanced equipment registers
Editable network master data, dated disruptions and approvals. Each table has synchronized top/bottom horizontal scroll controls.