# Cost Recovery: metrics and templates to turn cost changes into targeted commercial action

> Know what a unit really costs, see which costs are not being recovered, and decide the pass-through, surcharge or reset that recovers them.

Source: https://revomo.ai/marketplace/collections/cost-recovery/

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- [Margin Leakage](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/collections/margin-leakage/)
- [Cost Recovery](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/collections/cost-recovery/)
- [Price Increase](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/collections/annual-price-increase/)
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- [Industrial distribution](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/?industry=distribution)
- [Machinery & industrial products](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/?industry=machinery)
- [Building products](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/?industry=building)
- [Chemicals & materials](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/?industry=chemicals)

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## Cost Recovery

Know what a unit really costs, see which costs are not being recovered, and decide the pass-through, surcharge or reset that recovers them.
[See Cost Recovery in Revomo →](https://revomo.ai/contact/?source=marketplace&type=collection&artifact=cost-recovery&name=Cost+Recovery)

### Metrics to watch
[All metrics →](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/)

- Margin Leakage & Cost Recovery #### [Cost of raw materials](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/raw-material-cost/) Input cost by material and month against the index the formula prices on. **Act when**Up over x% in one month, or a steady rise over a quarter Alerts
- Margin Leakage & Cost Recovery #### [Freight recovery rate](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/freight-recovery/) Freight billed against freight paid, by lane and account. **Act when**Under 100% on any lane for two months Alerts · Against plan · After a decision
- Margin Leakage & Cost Recovery #### [Freight, packaging and indirect costs](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/indirect-cost-share/) Freight, packaging and other indirect costs as a share of invoice, so the true landed cost is what margin is measured against. **Act when**Up over x% of invoice Alerts
- Margin Leakage & Cost Recovery #### [Surcharge capture rate](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/surcharge-capture/) Surcharges applied against surcharges due, and the waivers by account and approver. **Act when**Under 90%, or waivers rising Alerts · After a decision
- Margin Leakage & Cost Recovery #### [Fixed cost as a share of price](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/fixed-cost-share/) Fixed cost per unit against pocket price, by plant and family. **Act when**A sudden jump over x%, or a steady rise over three months Alerts
- Market & External Signals #### [Tariff and trade changes](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/tariffs-trade/) New tariffs, sanctions and regime changes in a source or sales market. **Act when**Any new measure in a market you source from or sell into Alerts
- Market & External Signals #### [Supply chain disruption](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/supply-disruption/) Delays and cost spikes in inbound logistics, by lane and supplier. **Act when**Delays or cost spikes in inbound logistics Alerts

### Templates to start with
[All templates →](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/)

- Commercial Data & Context #### [Landed cost model](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/landed-cost/) Standard cost plus inbound freight, duty and handling, effective-dated, so margin is measured against what the unit actually cost. Distribution, Building products, Chemicals · Uses 4 metrics
- Planning & Scenarios #### [Cost pass-through scenario](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/cost-pass-through/) A cost shock, the price response by segment and its timing, and the margin path in between. Chemicals, Machinery, Building products · Uses 4 metrics
- Analysis & Diagnostics #### [Freight recovery scorecard](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/freight-scorecard/) Freight billed against freight paid by lane and account, and the delivered prices set before carrier rates moved. Distribution, Building products · Uses 1 metric
- Optimization #### [Freight recovery optimization](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/freight-recovery-optimization/) Lane surcharges and delivered-price resets that recover absorbed freight where it is recoverable and leave alone where it is not. Distribution, Building products · Uses 2 metrics
- Pricing Methods #### [Surcharge pricing](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/surcharge-pricing/) Energy, fuel, tariff and material surcharges as governed line items, with applicability rules and a waiver route on record. Chemicals, Distribution, Building products · Uses 2 metrics
- Pricing Methods #### [Index-linked and formula pricing](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/index-linked/) Base price plus an index at a stated lag and factor, with the surcharge that applies when the index outruns the formula. Chemicals, Machinery · Uses 1 metric
- Predictive Models #### [Cost index forecast](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/cost-index-forecast/) Where the inputs a formula prices on are heading, so the surcharge and the formula move before the margin does. Chemicals, Machinery · Uses 2 metrics
- Commercial Data & Context #### [Freight lane cost table](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/freight-lanes/) Carrier rates by lane, mode and weight break, dated, joined to delivered-price orders so absorbed freight is visible per lane. Distribution, Building products · Uses 2 metrics
- Commercial Data & Context #### [Index and formula price inputs](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/index-inputs/) Commodity and energy indices, currency and surcharge tables, with the lag each formula uses, as governed inputs to formula pricing. Chemicals, Machinery
- Predictive Models #### [Freight rate forecast by lane](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/freight-rate-forecast/) Carrier rate direction by lane and mode, so delivered prices are set against next quarter’s cost, not last year’s. Distribution, Building products · Uses 1 metric

### Relevant solutions

The solution page explains the buyer problem and Revomo’s approach; this collection is the concrete set of artifacts around it.
- [Cost, tariff & freight recoverySolution →](https://revomo.ai/solutions/cost-tariff-freight-recovery/)
- [Cost pass-through & repricingSolution →](https://revomo.ai/solutions/cost-pass-through-repricing/)

### Industries

All industries

### See Cost Recovery in Revomo.

We will walk through the metrics and templates in this collection on representative data, or on a slice of your own.
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