AMR, AGV & Intralogistics Automation worked example

AGV Fleet Size Capacity Calculator at 99% agv fleet availability: a worked example

This scenario runs the agv fleet size capacity calculator calculation on the strong side: 99% agv fleet availability, with every other input held at its documented default. an automation engineer needs to check whether planned AGV capacity covers required material moves

The inputs for this scenario

  • Loads moved per AGV route cycle: 2 loads/cycle (unchanged)
  • Available AGV route cycles: 420 cycles/shift (unchanged)
  • AGV fleet availability: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 88)
  • Successful mission completion rate: 96 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross scheduled move capacity = loads moved per route cycle × available AGV route cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 798 moves/shift for effective move capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 840 moves/shift for gross scheduled move capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8.4 moves/shift for moves lost to downtime.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 33.26 moves/shift for moves lost to delays or exceptions.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where agv fleet availability sits at 88% and the headline result is 710 moves/shift, this scenario comes in 12.5% above the baseline at 798 moves/shift.
  • Use it when sizing an AGV or AMR fleet, validating a vendor's throughput guarantee, or checking whether current vehicles can absorb a demand increase. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Effective move capacity: 798 moves/shift (headline result)
  • Gross scheduled move capacity: 840 moves/shift
  • Moves lost to downtime: 8.4 moves/shift
  • Moves lost to delays or exceptions: 33.26 moves/shift

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live AGV Fleet Size Capacity Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.