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How many hours a month go into retyping orders?

The hours lost retyping orders are the orders per month multiplied by the minutes it takes to move each one into the system (about 10 at the distributors we work with), divided by 60. Enter your numbers and the calculator gives you the hours per month, what they cost and the delay that goes away: from 2 to 3 hours per order down to 35 seconds. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is stored.

Your numbers

Count every channel: WhatsApp, phone, email.
How long it takes a person to move the order from WhatsApp into the system. At the distributors we work with, it is about 10 minutes.
Monday to Friday is 5; if you also work Saturdays, 6.
It does not change the total: it shows how many hours each one gets.
Including payroll taxes. If they earn a salary, divide it by the hours in the month.

The result

144.4 hours per month lost retyping orders
Orders per month
867
Hours per week
33.3 h
Hours per week for each person
33.3 h
Cost per month
USD 2,167
Cost per year
USD 26,000

How long each order takes

Today, from WhatsApp to the system
2 to 3 hours
With the Mithandir bot
35 seconds

An estimate with your numbers: orders per month × minutes per order, using 4.33 weeks per month and not counting errors or corrections after delivery. With the Mithandir bot, the sales rep sends the order, the products are confirmed and about 35 seconds later it is in the system, received automatically. Orders can also be forwarded in bulk, and a whole day is invoiced in minutes.

Frequently asked questions.

How is it calculated?

Orders per day × days per week that orders come in = orders per week. Multiply that by the minutes it takes to enter each one and divide by 60 to get hours per week. Hours per month use 4.33 weeks (52 weeks divided by 12 months), and the cost is those hours times the hourly cost of whoever enters them.

Why doesn’t the number of people change the total?

Because the work is the same: if 40 orders come in, someone has to enter them, whether it is one person or three. What changes is how many hours each one gets, and that is what the calculator shows below the total.

What counts as minutes per order?

How long it takes a person to retype the order into the system: reading the message, finding the customer and the items and entering it. At the distributors we work with it is about 10 minutes per order, which is why the calculator starts there. If you want your own number, time five orders on a normal day and use the average.

What delay does the Mithandir bot remove?

Today, from the moment an order arrives on WhatsApp until it is in the system takes 2 to 3 hours on average, because it waits for someone to read it and type it. With the Mithandir bot, the sales rep sends the order, the products are confirmed and about 35 seconds later it is in the system, received automatically. Orders can also be forwarded in bulk, and a whole day is invoiced in minutes.

Which hourly cost should I use?

The hourly cost of the person who enters the orders, including payroll taxes and benefits. If they earn a monthly salary, divide it by the hours they work in a month. You can run the numbers in any currency.

Are the numbers I enter stored?

No. The calculation runs in your browser and is not sent anywhere. If you want to share the result, the page link keeps the numbers you entered, and nothing else.

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