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AGV Fleet Size Capacity Calculator at 63% agv fleet availability: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop agv fleet availability to 63%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate effective AGV move capacity from loads per route cycle, scheduled cycles, vehicle availability, and successful mission rate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Loads moved per AGV route cycle: 2 loads/cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available AGV route cycles: 420 cycles/shift (held at the documented default)
  • AGV fleet availability: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)
  • Successful mission completion rate: 96 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross scheduled move capacity = loads moved per route cycle × available AGV route cycles.
  • Effective move capacity works out to 508 moves/shift at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross scheduled move capacity works out to 840 moves/shift at these inputs.
  • Moves lost to downtime works out to 311 moves/shift at these inputs.
  • Moves lost to delays or exceptions works out to 21.17 moves/shift at these inputs.

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 28.41% below the baseline at 508 moves/shift.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to agv fleet availability, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It uses shift-average availability and success rates; it does not model traffic congestion that worsens nonlinearly as you add vehicles to a shared path network.

Results at a glance

  • Effective move capacity: 508 moves/shift (headline result)
  • Gross scheduled move capacity: 840 moves/shift
  • Moves lost to downtime: 311 moves/shift
  • Moves lost to delays or exceptions: 21.17 moves/shift

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live AGV Fleet Size Capacity Calculator calculator, set agv fleet availability to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.