Wholesale Order Planner: How Many Designs Can Your Budget Buy
Turns a budget, price per piece and minimum order per design into the number of designs, pieces and a colour split, ready to send on WhatsApp.
- Designs you can buy = budget ÷ (pieces per design × price per piece), rounded down.
- With ₹1,00,000, sarees at ₹500 and a 20-piece minimum per design, you can take 10 designs (200 pieces).
- Split each design across colours (for example 5 + 5 + 5 + 5) so one design gives your customers a choice.
- One design costs
- ₹10,000
- Colour split per design
- 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
- Budget left
- ₹0
How the wholesale order planner works
A manufacturer's minimum order quantity (MOQ) is usually per design: our sarees start at 20 pieces per design, and colours can usually be mixed within those 20.
Cost of one design = pieces per design × price per piece. Designs = budget ÷ cost of one design, rounded down; what's left over is shown so you can add a design by stretching the budget or keep it for freight.
More designs in smaller quantities gives your shop variety; fewer designs in deeper quantities is cheaper to reorder and works for proven sellers. For a first order, most buyers do better with more designs at the minimum.
The planner doesn't know our prices: type the price from our price list (ask on WhatsApp) or any supplier's quote. The button sends your plan to our sales team on WhatsApp.
Worked example
| Budget | ₹1,50,000 |
|---|---|
| Price per piece | ₹550 |
| MOQ per design | 20 pieces |
| Pieces per design | 20 |
| Colours per design | 4 |
| Designs | 13 |
|---|---|
| Pieces | 260 |
| Spent | ₹1,43,000 |
| Left over | ₹7,000 |
| Colour split per design | 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 |
Frequently asked questions
What is MOQ in wholesale sarees?
MOQ means minimum order quantity: the fewest pieces a manufacturer makes or sells of one design. At Dhananjay Creations the saree MOQ starts at 20 pieces per design, and velvet fabric starts at 100 metres per quality.
Can I mix colours within the minimum order?
Usually yes. Twenty pieces of one design can normally be split across the colours available, for example four colours of five pieces each. Confirm the colours in stock with our sales team before you pay.
How many designs should a first order have?
Most new shops and resellers do better with more designs at the minimum quantity than with a few designs in depth. Variety helps you learn what your customers buy, and you can reorder the designs that sell.
Does the planner include freight and GST?
No. It plans the goods only. Keep part of the budget for freight and GST, or use the resale price and margin calculator to work out your full landed cost per piece.
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