Case Study
Objective: Cost Comparison between Dipped Gloves vs. Sleeves and Gloves
Laboratory with 15 dry-box units
Average life span for dipped gloves: 6 months
Average life span for sleeves: 12 months
Average churning of gloves: 6 months
| Dipped Glove Pair | Sleeves and gloves (Titeline) Pair | |||||||||||
| Nitrile | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Initial Cost | $165.00 | Initial Cost | $175.00 | Savings per Drybox | $145.00 | |||||||
| Churning 12 Months | $165.00 | Churning 12 Months | $10.00 | |||||||||
| Total Cost 1 Year | $330.00 | Total Cost 1 Year | $185.00 | Total Savings | $2,175.00 | |||||||
| Hypalon | ||||||||||||
| Initial Cost | $225.00 | Initial Cost | $295.00 | Savings per Dry-box | $64.00 | |||||||
| Churning 12 Months | $225.00 | Churning 12 Months | $91.00 | |||||||||
| Total Cost 1 Year | $450.00 | Total Cost 1 Year | $386.00 | Total Savings | $960.00 | |||||||
| Butyl | ||||||||||||
| Initial Cost | $189.00 | Initial Cost | $250.00 | Savings per Dry-box | $101.00 | |||||||
| Churning 12 Months | $189.00 | Churning 12 Months | $27.00 | |||||||||
| Total Cost 1 Year | $378.00 | Total Cost 1 Year | $277.00 | Total Savings | $1,515.00 | |||||||
| Neoprene | ||||||||||||
| Initial Cost | $165.00 | Initial Cost | $165.00 | Savings per Dry-box | $160.00 | |||||||
| Churning 12 Months | $165.00 | Churning 12 Months | $5.00 | |||||||||
| Total Cost 1 Year | $330.00 | Total Cost 1 Year | $170.00 | Total Savings | $2,400.00 | |||||||